Johnnie B. Rawlinson at a glance
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Johnnie B. Rawlinson
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures1 sourced item · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
Biography
Professional career
- assistant district attorney, 1995-1998
- chief deputy district attorney, 1989-1995
- deputy district attorney, 1980-1989
- Office of the District Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, 1980-1998
- Staff attorney, Nevada Legal Services, Las Vegas, NV, 1980-present
- Private practice, Las Vegas, NV, 1979-1980
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Nevada, 1998-2000
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2000-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
- McGeorge School of Law
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
- Duke University School of Law
Personal record
Born 1952 · Concord, NC
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Oral argument
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.
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 unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗