--- title: "Amy E. Moses | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amy-e-moses" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Amy E. Moses U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island - State: Rhode Island - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Rhode Island, appointed on May 13, 2025, to succeed the retiring Hon - Former general counsel at Utilidata, Conservation Law Foundation Rhode Island director, deputy counsel to Governor Gina Raimondo, and judicial law clerk - Previously Utilidata general counsel, Conservation Law Foundation Rhode Island director, deputy counsel to Governor Gina Raimondo, and federal judicial law clerk - General counsel, Utilidata; vice president and Rhode Island director, Conservation Law Foundation; deputy counsel to Governor Gina Raimondo - Rhode Island Supreme Court Law Clerk Department - U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire ### Education - University of California, Berkeley — user_supplied_research; bio-ec2a687e2928 — B.S. - George Washington University School of Law — user_supplied_research; bio-ec2a687e2928 — J.D. - Science degree from UC Berkeley and a law degree from George Washington University. - Degrees at University of California, Berkeley and George Washington University School of Law. ### Additional information - Joined the federal magistrate bench in Rhode Island on May 13, 2025. - Litigator at Skadden; clerk for William E. Smith and John J. McConnell, Jr. - Her earlier work included Utilidata, Conservation Law Foundation, the Rhode Island governor’s office, Skadden, and state and federal judicial clerkships. ## 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 ### presentation procedure Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: The parties, counsel, witnesses, and jurors (if applicable) will not be physically present in the courtroom. All phases of the trial from empanelment to evidence presentation to jury deliberations will occur by video. Attorneys should note that the ZoomGov platform is a secure system that is separate from the commercial or free version of Zoom… [Video%20Trial%20Handbook%20for%20Attorneys.pdf](https://www.rid.uscourts.gov/sites/rid/files/documents/attorney/Video%20Trial%20Handbook%20for%20Attorneys.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: Requirements for Electronic Exhibit File Types . All electronic evidence should be provided using the following formats: . Documents: .pdf . [Exhibits | District of Rhode Island | United States District Court](https://www.rid.uscourts.gov/node/1275) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### 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.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=7) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=7) - [Administrative Office CJRA caseload report](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=6) - [Video%20Trial%20Handbook%20for%20Attorneys.pdf](https://www.rid.uscourts.gov/sites/rid/files/documents/attorney/Video%20Trial%20Handbook%20for%20Attorneys.pdf) - [Exhibits | District of Rhode Island | United States District Court](https://www.rid.uscourts.gov/node/1275) - [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) - [Official biography](https://www.rid.uscourts.gov/judges/amy-e-moses) - [Administrative Office CJRA caseload report](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=6) - [New Hampshire supplied research: moses](https://www.rid.uscourts.gov/judges/amy-e-moses) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amy-e-moses", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amy-e-moses", "name": "Amy E. 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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-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.