--- title: "Crystal S Wildeman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/crystal-s-wildeman-indiana-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Crystal S Wildeman U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana - State: Indiana - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=70) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=70) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=70) - [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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/crystal-s-wildeman-indiana-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/crystal-s-wildeman-indiana-us-magistrate", "name": "Crystal S Wildeman | KnowJudges", "description": "Crystal S Wildeman, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. 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Wildeman was selected as a U.S. Magistrate Judge on September 1, 2023, filling the vacancy created by the elevation of Judge Matthew P. Brookman to District Judge of the Southern District of Indiana - In 2022, she joined Barber & Bauer, LLP as a partner - She then became a litigation partner at Wooden McLaughlin LLP, which later merged into Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, serving from 2014 through 2022 - Following law school, Judge Wildeman served as an associate at Kahn Dees Donovan & Kahn, LLP from 2006 to 2014 ### Education ### Additional information - She earned her law degree from DePaul College of Law in 2006, where she received the Best Brief Award in the Moot Court Competition, held the role of Chief Justice of the Moot Court Society, and was Case Notes Editor for the Health Care Law Journal. - representing businesses and individuals in civil litigation across employment, contract, personal injury, and insurance matters. - Also a certified mediator with extensive mediation experience - She also gained practical experience as a Summer Associate/711 Licensed Student-Attorney with the Chicago Transit Authority - Judge Wildeman was selected by the District Judges of the Southern District of Indiana after a rigorous process conducted by a Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Committee. - Judge Wildeman is an active member of the Indiana and Kentucky State Bar Associations and the Evansville Bar Association, where she has held leadership roles including Women’s Section Committee Chair and Commercial Law Section Co-Chair. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [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.