--- title: "Andrea K. Johnstone | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrea-k-johnstone-new-hampshire-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Andrea K. Johnstone U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire - State: New Hampshire - 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 - U.S. Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, appointed in 2014 and reappointed for a second eight‐year term in 2022 - Law clerk, New Hampshire Superior Court, 1988–1990 - Private practice at Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell and Bernstein Shur; general counsel, Elliot Health System - Associate, Bernstein Shur Sawyer & Nelson PA - Her earlier work included a New Hampshire Superior Court clerkship, private practice, and service as general counsel to Elliot Health System - Court leadership: Serves under Chief Judge Samantha D. Elliott, alongside other district judges ### Education - Hofstra University — J.D. (1988) - Wheaton College — B.A. (1985) ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, D. New Hampshire, 2014-present - U.S. magistrate judge in New Hampshire, appointed in June 2014. - Date of birth: 1963 - Practitioner, Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell - Practitioner, Bernstein, Shur - Special Counsel, Univ. - Handles various federal matters, including civil cases, under the magistrate judge’s authority - She attended Wheaton College - Public records show she has issued signed orders in areas such as summary judgment and procedural motions, applying strict standards for administrative exhaustion in prisoner litigation and favoring liberal construction of pro se complaints - Birth place: NJ ## 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.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=6) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=6) - [Administrative Office CJRA caseload report](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=6) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9373/andrea-k-johnstone/) - [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/9373/andrea-k-johnstone/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Andrea K. Johnstone](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [Administrative Office CJRA caseload report](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=6) - [New Hampshire supplied research: district-roster](https://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/court-information) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9373/andrea-k-johnstone/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Andrea K. Johnstone](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=6) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrea-k-johnstone-new-hampshire-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrea-k-johnstone-new-hampshire-us-magistrate", "name": "Andrea K. 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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.