--- title: "Stephanos Bibas | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stephanos-bibas" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Stephanos Bibas U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third 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 Third Circuit, 2017-present - Visiting associate professor, University of Chicago Law School, 2006-present - American federal judge serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017 - United States circuit judge for the Third Circuit, a position he assumed on November 20, 2017, after being nominated by President Trump and confirmed by the Senate on November 2, 2017. - director, Supreme Court clinic, 2009-2017 - Academic roles: professor of law and criminology at University of Pennsylvania Law School (2006–2017), director of the Supreme Court Clinic; also taught at University of Chicago and University of Iowa Law Schools - Associate professor, University of Iowa College of Law, 2001-2006 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1998-2000 - Law clerk to Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court (1997–1998) - Law Clerk, Supreme Court of the United States, 1997-1998 - Associate at Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. (1995–1997) - Law clerk to Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1994–1995) - Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit - Noted scholar of criminal procedure, specializing in criminal charging, plea bargaining, sentencing, and the role of remorse and apology in justice ### Education - Yale University — J.D. (1994) - Yale Law School — J.D. (1994) - in Jurisprudence, University College, Oxford — B.A. (1991) - Columbia University in the City of New York — B.A. (1989) - in Political Theory, summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Columbia University — B.A. (1989) ### Additional information - University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2005-present - visiting associate professor, 2005-present - founding affiliated faculty member, Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice, 2013-2017 - professor of criminology, 2009-2017 - Research fellow, Yale Law School, 2000-2001 - Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1995-1997 - Date of birth: 1969-01-01 - He succeeded Marjorie O. Rendell on the bench. - He has authored two books and over 60 scholarly articles. - In summary: Judge Stephanos Bibas is a distinguished jurist with a background in law, academia, and criminal prosecution, now serving as a federal appellate judge on the Third Circuit, recognized for his expertise in criminal procedure and scholarly contributions. - Birth place: Queens, 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/3989731) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/3989731) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/3989731) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8548/stephanos-bibas/) - [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/8548/stephanos-bibas/) - [Wikidata: Stephanos Bibas](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7608476) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stephanos-bibas", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stephanos-bibas", "name": "Stephanos Bibas | KnowJudges", "description": "Stephanos Bibas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. 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