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# Barry G. Silverman

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth 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

- Senior United States circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1998 and serving in senior status since October 11, 2016
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1998-present
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1995-1998
- Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, 1984-1995
- Commissioner, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, 1979-1984
- Deputy county attorney, Maricopa County, AZ, 1977-1979
- Barry Glen Silverman is a long‐serving federal judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

### Education

- Arizona State University College of Law — J.D. (1976)
- Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

### Additional information

- He assumed senior status on his 65th birthday in 2016 and continues to hear cases.
- Assistant city prosecutor, Phoenix, AZ, 1976-1977
- Born 1951 in New York City.
- Date of birth: 1951-01-01
- 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


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390596)
- [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390596)
- [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390596)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2968/barry-g-silverman/)
- [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2968/barry-g-silverman/)
- [Wikidata: Barry G. Silverman](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4864244)

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