Cristina Dionne Silva

Judge-specific source

h. Technology Policy Electronic devices are allowed in the courtroom to assist attorneys in reviewing their calendars for scheduling of future court hearings and to assist with presentation of evidence or argument during hearings or trials. However, devices which cause feedback or otherwise interfere with the court recording equipment will not be allowed.

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 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.