Allyne R. Ross at a glance
- Current role
- Senior Judge
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Allyne R. Ross
Senior Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Allyne R. Ross has served as a senior judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York since April 5, 2011, following active service as a district judge from 1994 to 2011.
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Senior Judge · Senior · September 29, 1994–present · Assignment source ↗
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Judge · Unknown · September 29, 1994–Unknown · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
- Appointment method
- Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation
- Appointing authority
- William J. Clinton
- Source authority
- Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory
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Biography
Professional career
- Senior Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2011–present; senior status assumed April 5, 2011
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1994–2011
- Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, having assumed senior status on April 5, 2011, after serving on the court from 1994 to 2011
- U.S. magistrate judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1986–1994
- Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York 1976–1983: Assistant U.S. Attorney 1983–1986: Chief, Appeals Division (1976–1986)
Education
- B.A. in 1967, Wellesley College J.D. in 1970, Harvard Law School (Education).
Additional information
- Commission date: 1994-09-29
- Private practice, New York City, 1972–1976
- Private practice, New York City (1971–1976).
- Staff attorney, Boston Legal Assistance Project, 1970–1971
- Date of birth: 1946-01-01
- Birth place: New York, NY
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
SDNY and EDNY — Joint Local Civil and Criminal Rules
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Federal district-court proceedings only. Civil and criminal sections have distinct scope and district-specific exceptions. Not Bankruptcy Court rules.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 3, 2026.
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory · effective September 29, 1994 · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Federal Judicial Center biography ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗