Charles Joseph Williams at a glance
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Charles Joseph Williams
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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Biography
Professional career
- Adjunct professor, University of South Dakota Law School, 2016-present
- Instructor, North Iowa Area Community College, 2008-2010
- Adjunct professor, University of Iowa College of Law, 2001-present
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Iowa, 1997-2016
- Private practice, Kansas City, MO, 1992-1997
- Special assistant U.S. attorney (on detail), Eastern District of Virginia, 1991-1992
- Trial attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1990-1992
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, District Court, N.D. Iowa, 1988-1990
- Magistrate, District Court, N.D. Iowa, 2016-2018
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Iowa, 2018-present
Education
- University of Iowa · B.A., 1985
- University of Iowa · J.D., 1988
- University of Missouri-Kansas City · LL.M., 1997
- University of Iowa College of Law
- University of Iowa
- University of Missouri School of Law
Personal record
Born 1963 · Cedar Rapids, IA
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Courtwide source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗