--- title: "Christopher A. Boyko | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-a-boyko" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Christopher A. Boyko U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio - State: Ohio - 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, N.D. Ohio, 2005-present - Judge, Parma Ohio Municipal Court, 1993-present - Judge, Cuyahoga County Ohio Court of Common Pleas, 1996-2004 - In 1993, he became a judge on the Parma Municipal Court, and from 1994 to 1995, he served as executive vice president and general counsel for Copy America, Inc - Director of law, Parma, OH, 1987-1993 - During this period, he also held the role of a part-time assistant prosecutor for the city of Parma from 1981 to 1987, and as lead prosecutor and city Director of Law from 1987 to 1993 - Judge Boyko has had a distinguished career spanning private practice, municipal and county courts, and the federal judiciary - His experience includes prosecutorial work, corporate legal counsel, and extensive judicial service, culminating in his current role as a senior federal judge in the Northern District of Ohio ### Education - Master of Judicial Studies at the University of Nevada in — he completed a Master of Judicial Studies at the University of Nevada — 2010 - Cleveland State University College of Law in — J.D. (1979) - Mount Union College in — B.A. (1976) - University of Mount Union — B.A. (1976) ### Additional information - Private practice, Parma, OH, 1995-present - He assumed senior status on January 6, 2020, and was succeeded by J. Philip Calabrese, who was confirmed in 2020 - received his commission on January 3, 2005. - On July 22, 2004, Boyko was nominated by President George W. Bush to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, filling the seat vacated by Paul Ramon Matia. - Prosecutor, Parma, OH, 1987-1993 - Private practice, Parma, OH, 1979-1993 - Began his legal career in private practice in Parma, Ohio, from 1979 to 1993. - Assistant prosecutor, Parma, OH, 1981-1987 - Christopher Allan Boyko was born on October 10, 1954, in Cleveland, Ohio, and is a second-generation Ukrainian American. - Date of birth: 1954-01-01 - Normandy High School - Birth place: Cleveland, OH ## 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/1392246) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392246) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392246) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/349/christopher-a-boyko/) - [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/349/christopher-a-boyko/) - [Wikidata: Christopher A. Boyko](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5111822) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-a-boyko", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-a-boyko", "name": "Christopher A. Boyko | KnowJudges", "description": "Christopher A. Boyko, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-a-boyko#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-a-boyko#judge", "name": "Christopher A. 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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.