--- title: "Gary Richard Brown | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-richard-brown" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Gary Richard Brown U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York - State: New York - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, appointed by President Donald J. Trump and confirmed by the Senate on December 19, 2019 - Adjunct professor, New York Law School, 2001-2005 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Long Island Criminal Division, Eastern District of New York, 1996-2005; deputy chief, 2001-2003; chief, 2003-2005 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Eastern District of New York, 1989-1996; affirmative litigation coordinator, 1994-1996 - Law clerk, Hon. Jacob Mishler, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1988-1989 ### Education - Yale Law School — J.D. (1988) - Columbia College — B.A. (1985) - Columbia University ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, E.D. New York, 2011-present - Brown has also been active in the magic community, authoring books on magic, inventing illusions, and receiving the Heroism and Patriot Award from the Society of American Magicians in 2020 - CA Technologies, Islandia, New York, 2005-2011; senior counsel, 2005-2006; associate general counsel and director of litigation, 2006-2007; chief counsel for litigation, 2007-2011; chief compliance officer, 2009-2011 - Born 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. - Date of birth: 1963 - Known for his work in both federal prosecution and corporate litigation, as well as his academic contributions - Birth place: Brooklyn ## 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 ### trial exhibits Scope: judge specific Judge Brown requires pre-marked exhibits to be exchanged, placed in tabbed binders identifying each exhibit, and delivered to the Court for a bench trial. Evidence excerpt: All exhibits must be pre-marked, exchanged with the other parties, placed in binders with tabs identifying the exhibit, and delivered to the Court. [Individual Practice Rules of Judge Gary R. Brown](https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/GRB-MLR.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### 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/7545476) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7545476) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7545476) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9415/gary-r-brown/) - [Individual Practice Rules of Judge Gary R. Brown](https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/GRB-MLR.pdf) - [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/9415/gary-r-brown/) - [Judge Gary Richard Brown](https://www.fjc.gov/node/7545476) - [Wikidata: Gary Richard Brown](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20807053) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-richard-brown", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-richard-brown", "name": "Gary Richard Brown | KnowJudges", "description": "Gary Richard Brown, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. 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Civil and criminal sections have distinct scope and district-specific exceptions. Not Bankruptcy Court rules. [Official source](https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/local_rules/2026-01-02%20-%20EDNY%20and%20SDNY%20Joint%20Local%20Rules%20As%20Amended.pdf). 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.