--- title: "Adrienne Camille Nelson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/adrienne-camille-nelson" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Adrienne Camille Nelson U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon - State: Oregon - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Oregon since February 23, 2023 - Justice, Supreme Court of Oregon, 2018-2023 - Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Multnomah County, 2006-2018 - Coordinator and senior attorney, Portland State University, 2004-2006 - Adjunct professor, Lewis & Clark Law School, 2002-2005 - Judge Nelson has emphasized providing substantive speaking opportunities for young lawyers in court, encouraging mentorship and professional growth ### Education - University of Texas School of Law — J.D. (1993) - University of Arkansas — B.A. (1989) ### Additional information - Recipient of the Oregon Women Lawyers Judge Mercedes Deiz Award (2003) and the Oregon State Bar President’s Public Service Award (2007) - Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1999-2004 - Attorney, Multnomah Defenders, Inc., Portland, Oregon, 1996-1999 - Born 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri. - Date of birth: 1967 - Gurdon High School - Birth place: Kansas City ## 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 ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13263786) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13263786) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13263786) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [Judge Adrienne Camille Nelson](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13263786) - [Wikidata: Adrienne Nelson](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47015276) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/adrienne-camille-nelson", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/adrienne-camille-nelson", "name": "Adrienne Camille Nelson | KnowJudges", "description": "Adrienne Camille Nelson, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.