--- title: "Carol Bagley Amon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carol-bagley-amon" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Carol Bagley Amon U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, E.D. New York, 1990-present - Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, appointed in 1990 and elevated to senior status in 2016 - Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York Chief of Frauds (1978–1980) Chief of General Crimes (1981–1982) Senior Litigation Counsel (1984–1986) (1974–1986) - Trial attorney, Narcotics Task Force, U.S. Department of Justice, 1973-1974 ### Education ### Additional information - Senior Judge since November 30, 2016 - She received the John Marshall Award in 1983 for outstanding legal achievement and later honors such as the Haig Award (2013) and Emory Buckner Medal (2015) - U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1986-1990 - Staff attorney, Communications Satellite Corporation, Washington, D.C., 1971-1973 - Born April 23, 1946 in Richmond, Virginia, Amon obtained a B.S. in 1968 from the College of William & Mary and a J.D. in 1971 from the University of Virginia School of Law - Date of birth: 1946-01-01 - Birth place: Richmond, VA ## 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 ### electronic exhibits Scope: judge specific For non-jury trials, Judge Amon requires proposed exhibits in a suitable binder and in electronic format one week before trial. Evidence excerpt: Non-Jury Trials Each party shall file with the Court: i. Copies of the proposed exhibits in a suitable binder and in electronic format. [Individual Motion Practices and Rules of Judge Carol Bagley Amon](https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/CBA-MLR.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### 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/1377166) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1377166) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1377166) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/97/carol-bagley-amon/) - [Individual Motion Practices and Rules of Judge Carol Bagley Amon](https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/CBA-MLR.pdf) - [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/97/carol-bagley-amon/) - [Wikidata: Carol Bagley Amon](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5044244) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carol-bagley-amon", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/carol-bagley-amon", "name": "Carol Bagley Amon | KnowJudges", "description": "Carol Bagley Amon, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. 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Civil and criminal sections have distinct scope and district-specific exceptions. Not Bankruptcy Court rules. [Official source](https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/local_rules/2026-01-02%20-%20EDNY%20and%20SDNY%20Joint%20Local%20Rules%20As%20Amended.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. 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.