--- title: "Georgette Castner | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/georgette-castner" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Georgette Castner U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey - State: New Jersey - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - On November 3, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Castner to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, filling the seat vacated by Judge Jose L. Linares, who retired in May 2019 - She then joined Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, starting as an associate in 2007 and becoming a partner in 2015 - Law clerk, Hon. Joseph F. Lisa, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 2006-2007 - After law school, Castner held the role of a law clerk for Judge Joseph F. Lisa on the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, from 2006 to 2007. - Her practice focused on white collar criminal defense and product liability law, and she also co-chaired the firm’s Cannabis Law Practice Group ### Education - Rutgers School of Law -- Camden — J.D. (2006) - Juris Doctor, with honors, from Rutgers Law School in 2006 - Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from The College of New Jersey in 2002 ### Additional information - Private practice, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 2007-2022 - Chief financial officer, Castner Consultants, Inc., Moorestown, New Jersey, 2018-2021 - Date of birth: 1979 - Judge Georgette Castner has a distinguished legal career spanning private practice and public service, culminating in her appointment to the federal bench. - Castner contributed to the legal community by serving on the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Character and the Committee on Model Civil Jury Charges - Birth place: Philadelphia ## 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/11732411) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/11732411) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/11732411) - [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) - [Judge Georgette Castner](https://www.fjc.gov/node/11732411) - [Wikidata: Georgette Castner](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109376583) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/georgette-castner", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/georgette-castner", "name": "Georgette Castner | KnowJudges", "description": "Georgette Castner, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. 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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.