--- title: "Allyne R. Ross | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allyne-r-ross" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Allyne R. Ross U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Senior Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York - State: New York - Role: Senior Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary 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. ## 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 ## 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/1387161) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387161) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387161) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2785/allyne-r-ross/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2785/allyne-r-ross/) - [Judge Allyne R. Ross](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1387161) - [Wikidata: Allyne R. Ross](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4733470) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allyne-r-ross", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allyne-r-ross", "name": "Allyne R. Ross | KnowJudges", "description": "Allyne R. Ross, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allyne-r-ross#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/allyne-r-ross#judge", "name": "Allyne R. 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Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — 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](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.