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# Julianna Michelle Childs

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- State: National federal courts
- Role: U.S. Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- 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 D.C. Circuit, 2022-present
- Considered for nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court to replace Justice Stephen Breyer, but President Biden instead nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson in 2022
- Julianna Michelle “J. Michelle” Childs is an American jurist serving as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, appointed by President Joe Biden in July 2022
- Judge, South Carolina Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit, 2006-2010
- Deputy director, Division of Labor, South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, 2000-2002

### Education

- University of South Carolina School of Law — J.D. (1991)
- in Personnel and Employment Relations, University of South Carolina School of Business — M.A. (1991)
- in Management, University of South Florida — B.A. (1988)
- Duke University School of Law Honorary Doctorate in Public Service, University of South Carolina — LL.M.

### Additional information

- Confirmed by Senate: July 19, 2022, vote 64–34
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (2010–2022) — appointed by President Barack Obama
- Commissioner, South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission, 2002-2006
- Deputy Director, Division of Labor, South Carolina Dept. of Labor (2000–2002)
- Private practice, Columbia, SC, 1992-2000
- Born: 1966, Detroit, Michigan
- Date of birth: 1966-01-01
- Also the President-elect of the American Inns of Court
- Preceded by: David S. Tatel
- Judge Childs has served in leadership roles in the Federal Judges Association (past president), is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Fellows Commission, and has been active in the American Bar Association, Appellate Judges Conference, and the American Law Institute
- Birth place: Detroit, MI

## Before you appear

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- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
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## 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/1393286)
- [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393286)
- [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393286)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/605/julianna-michelle-childs/)
- [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/605/julianna-michelle-childs/)
- [Wikidata: J. Michelle Childs](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6106556)

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