--- title: "Alvin Anthony Schall | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alvin-anthony-schall" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Alvin Anthony Schall U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1992-2009 - Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1988-1992 - Trial attorney, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1987; senior trial counsel, 1986-1987 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of New York, 1973-1978; chief, Appeals Division, 1977-1978 - Senior United States Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the nation’s highest appellate court for specialized cases such as patents, international trade, government contracts, and claims against the U.S. government ### Education - Tulane University of Louisiana — J.D. (1969) - Princeton University — B.A. (1966) ### Additional information - Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1987-1988 - Private practice, New York City, 1969-1973 - Born April 4, 1944, New York City. - Date of birth: 1944-01-01 - Birth place: New York, NY ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### argument check in Scope: courtwide Arguing counsel must check in with the courtroom deputy at least 30 minutes before the day's session starts. Evidence excerpt: Arguing counsel must check-in with the courtroom deputy at their assigned courtroom at least thirty minutes before the start of the day's session. [Federal Circuit: Attending Oral Arguments](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/attending-oral-arguments/) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### same day changes Scope: courtwide Same-day changes to arguing counsel or time divisions are generally not allowed without a prior new appearance and amended response to the notice of oral argument. Evidence excerpt: Same-day changes to arguing counsel or time divisions are generally not allowed, absent prior filing of a new entry of appearance and an amended Response to Notice of Oral Argument in the case. [Federal Circuit: Attending Oral Arguments](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/attending-oral-arguments/) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2855/alvin-anthony-schall/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [Federal Circuit: Attending Oral Arguments](https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/oral-argument/attending-oral-arguments/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2855/alvin-anthony-schall/) - [Judge Alvin Anthony Schall](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387431) - [Wikidata: Alvin Anthony Schall](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4738036) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alvin-anthony-schall", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alvin-anthony-schall", "name": "Alvin Anthony Schall | KnowJudges", "description": "Alvin Anthony Schall, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. 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