--- title: "Anthony Wayne Mattivi | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anthony-wayne-mattivi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # Anthony Wayne Mattivi U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas - State: Kansas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - American attorney and United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, appointed in 2026 by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Senate on June 9, 2026 - Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Kansas, 1997-2020 - Trial counsel, Office of the Chief Prosecutor for Military Commissions, 2008-2013 - Assistant attorney general, State of Kansas, 1996-1997 - Assistant district attorney, Shawnee County, Kansas, 1995-1996 ### Education - Washburn University School of Law — J.D. (1994) - Metropolitan State College of Denver — B.S. (1990) ### Additional information - Director, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, 2023-2026 - Vice president and assistant general counsel, Medcor, Inc., McHenry, Illinois, 2020-2023 - National security/ATAC coordinator, 2016-2020 - Anti-terrorism coordinator, 2007-2008 - Attorney-advisor to Iraqi High Tribunal, 2007 - Deputy chief, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, 2005-2007 - Special assistant U.S. attorney, 1997-1998 - Born 1964 in Atwater, California. - Known for prosecuting high-profile terrorism and organized crime cases, including the USS Cole bombing case - Before his judicial appointment, Mattivi was a federal prosecutor for more than 20 years - focusing on drug trafficking, violent crime, organized crime, money laundering, and terrorism. - He also held the role of vice president and assistant general counsel at Medcor, Inc ## 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/13762131) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762131) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762131) - [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) - [Mattivi, Anthony Wayne](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762131) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anthony-wayne-mattivi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/anthony-wayne-mattivi", "name": "Anthony Wayne Mattivi | KnowJudges", "description": "Anthony Wayne Mattivi, 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-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.