--- title: "Gregory Brian Williams | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gregory-b-williams" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Gregory Brian Williams U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware - State: Delaware - 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 - American judge serving on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware since September 1, 2022 - The 16th African-American federal judge appointed to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware ### Education - Villanova University School of Law — J.D. (1995) - Millersville University of Pennsylvania — B.A. (1990) ### Additional information - Special master in complex civil cases, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 2020-2022 - Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1995-2022 - Date of birth: 1969 - His career reflects a blend of legal practice, military service, and judicial experience before his current role - Birth place: Chester ## 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 ### presentation procedure Scope: judge specific Judge-specific source Evidence excerpt: of any objections to demonstratives, witnesses, deposition designations, or other evidence to be presented that trial day. The parties shall attach to the email digital copies of all relevant demonstratives, exhibits and deposition designations with the disputed passages highlighted. By 8:15 a.m., the parties shall provide the Court with two (2) courtesy copies of the… [AcroBrwEx_Judge Williams’ Trial Procedures.pdf.5b3e769d75088375172e7ad792777cab.pdf_ADWFA57.tmp](https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/ded/files/Judge%20Williams%E2%80%99%20Trial%20Procedures.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### trial objections and copies Scope: judge specific Judge Williams requires specified trial objections by 6:00 a.m. and two copies for the court by 8:15 a.m. on the day the evidence will be presented. Evidence excerpt: The parties shall submit any objections by 6:00 a.m. and provide two copies to the Court by 8:15 a.m. [AcroBrwEx_Judge Williams’ Trial Procedures.pdf.5b3e769d75088375172e7ad792777cab.pdf_ADWFA57.tmp](https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/ded/files/Judge%20Williams%E2%80%99%20Trial%20Procedures.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### witness binders and demonstratives Scope: judge specific Judge Williams requires counsel to prepare witness binders and provide the court with copies of demonstratives used during trial. Evidence excerpt: Counsel shall prepare a witness binder for each witness and provide the Court with copies of demonstratives. [AcroBrwEx_Judge Williams’ Trial Procedures.pdf.5b3e769d75088375172e7ad792777cab.pdf_ADWFA57.tmp](https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/ded/files/Judge%20Williams%E2%80%99%20Trial%20Procedures.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### 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/12287106) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/12287106) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/12287106) - [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) - [AcroBrwEx_Judge Williams’ Trial Procedures.pdf.5b3e769d75088375172e7ad792777cab.pdf_ADWFA57.tmp](https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/ded/files/Judge%20Williams%E2%80%99%20Trial%20Procedures.pdf) - [Judge Gregory Brian Williams](https://www.fjc.gov/node/12287106) - [Wikidata: Gregory B. 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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.