--- title: "David G. Larimer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-g-larimer" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # David G. Larimer U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York - State: New York - 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 - David George Larimer is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, having assumed senior status on March 3, 2009 - Judge, District Court, W.D. New York, 1987-2009 - Service: Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York (1987–2009) - Earlier roles: U.S. Magistrate Judge, Western District of New York (1983–1987) Law clerk to Hon - Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of New York, 1973-1975 - Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1970-1973 - Law clerk, Hon. Joseph C. McGarraghy, U.S. District Court, DC, 1969-1970 - Law clerk, Hon. Joseph C. McGarraghy, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1969-1970 ### Education - Notre Dame Law School — J.D. (1969) - St. John Fisher College — B.A. (1966) - St. John Fisher University ### Additional information - Chief Judge (1996–2002) - U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 1983-1987 - Private practice, Rochester, NY, 1982-1987 - Private practice, Rochester, New York, 1975-1979, 1982-1987 - Chief appellant law assistant, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department, 1979-1981 - Adjunct instructor of law, St. John Fisher College, 1978-1981 - Private practice, Rochester, NY, 1975-1979 - Born March 3, 1944, Rochester, NY. - Date of birth: 1944-01-01 - Birth place: Rochester, NY ## 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/1383641) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383641) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383641) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1858/david-g-larimer/) - [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/1858/david-g-larimer/) - [Judge David G. Larimer](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383641) - [Wikidata: David G. Larimer](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5233940) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-g-larimer", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-g-larimer", "name": "David G. Larimer | KnowJudges", "description": "David G. Larimer, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. 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/david-g-larimer#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/david-g-larimer#judge", "name": "David G. 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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.