--- title: "Angel D. Mitchell | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angel-d-mitchell-kansas-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Angel D. Mitchell U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas - State: Kansas - 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 - She then held the role of a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas: first to Magistrate Judge James P. O'Hara (2001–2003) and then to U.S. District Judge John W. Lungstrum (2003–2008) ### Education - Bachelor of Science from Baker University School of Professional & Graduate Studies in — earning a Bachelor of Science from Baker University School of Professional — 1996 ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, D. Kansas, 2019-present - Selected as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Topeka, Kansas, on March 25, 2019. - Practitioner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, 2008–2019-03 - In 2008, she joined Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP, practicing intellectual property litigation for Fortune 100 clients - Practitioner, Blackwell, Sanders, Peper, Martin, 2000–2001 - J.D. — Univ. of Kansas — 2000 - B.S. — Baker Univ. — 1996 - handling patent, trademark, and copyright cases, as well as appellate matters before the Federal Circuit - After law school, Mitchell began her career as an associate at Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin, LLP - focusing on commercial litigation. - Angel D. Mitchell combines a strong academic background, extensive litigation experience, and judicial service to serve as a key magistrate in the District of Kansas. - In her role, she manages civil discovery, case consolidation, and non-dispositive motions across the District of Kansas, including Wichita, Topeka, and Kansas City dockets. - Beyond her courtroom duties, Judge Mitchell has served on firm governance committees, the Bench-Bar Committee for the District of Kansas, and has contributed to legal scholarship and case management practices. - Birth place: Pierre, SD ## 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=109) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=109) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=109) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9257/angel-d-mitchell/) - [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/9257/angel-d-mitchell/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Angel D. Mitchell](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9257/angel-d-mitchell/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Angel D. Mitchell](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angel-d-mitchell-kansas-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/angel-d-mitchell-kansas-us-magistrate", "name": "Angel D. Mitchell | KnowJudges", "description": "Angel D. Mitchell, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. 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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.