Roger Leland Wollman at a glance
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Roger Leland Wollman
Senior Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth 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
- legis, 1986-1986
- Practitioner, 1970-1970
- State's attorney, Aberdeen, SD, 1967-1971
- Private practice, Aberdeen, SD, 1964-1971
- Law clerk, Hon. George T. Mickelson, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, 1962-1963
- U.S. Army, 1957-1959
Judicial service
- Judge, 1970-1970
- Judge, South Dakota Supreme Court, 1971-1985
- Judge, 1983-1983
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1985-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Education
- Tabor College · B.A., 1957
- Harvard University · LL.M., 1964
- University of South Dakota School of Law · Juris Doctor
- Doland High School
Personal record
Born May 29, 1934 · Frankfort, SD
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 ↗