--- title: "Ann L. Aiken | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-l-aiken" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Ann L. Aiken U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon - State: Oregon - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, D. Oregon, 1998-present - Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon from February 4, 1998, until December 29, 2023 - Chief Judge: held the role of Chief Judge of the District of Oregon from February 1, 2009, to January 31, 2016 — the first woman to hold that position in the court - Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Lane County, 1992-1997 - Judge, Lane County District Court (1988–1992) and Lane County Circuit Court (1992–1997) - Judge, Oregon District Court, Lane County, 1988-1992 - Law clerk, Hon. Edwin Allen, Oregon Circuit Court, Lane County, 1979-1980 - Ann Louise Aiken is an American attorney and jurist who currently serves as a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon ### Education - Rutgers University-New Brunswick — M.A. (1976) - University of Oregon — B.S. (1974) - University of Oregon School of Law ### Additional information - Fundraiser/field staff, Kulongoski for Governor, OR, 1982-present - Private practice, Oregon, 1983-1988 - Chief clerk, Oregon House of Representatives, 1982-1983 - Private practice, Oregon, 1980-1982 - Born December 29, 1951, in Salem, Oregon. - Date of birth: 1951-01-01 - South Salem High School ## 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/1390586) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390586) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1390586) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/66/ann-l-aiken/) - [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/66/ann-l-aiken/) - [Wikidata: Ann Aiken](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4766206) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-l-aiken", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-l-aiken", "name": "Ann L. 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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.