--- title: "Henry Edward Autrey | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-edward-autrey" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Henry Edward Autrey U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri - State: Missouri - 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 - Judge, District Court, E.D. Missouri, 2002-present - In 1986, he became Associate Judge of the 22nd Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri, later promoted to Circuit Judge in 1997, a role he held until 2002 - Assistant circuit attorney, St. Louis, MO, 1977-1986 - After law school, he held the role of Assistant Circuit Attorney for the City of St. Louis from 1977 to 1984, then First Assistant Circuit Attorney from 1984 to 1986. - Incumbent judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri ### Education - Saint Louis University School of Law in — J.D. (1977) - Saint Louis University in — B.A. (1974) ### Additional information - On March 21, 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Autrey to replace George F. Gunn Jr. on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. - Born March 18, 1952, in Mobile, Alabama. - Date of birth: 1952-01-01 - As a federal district judge, Autrey has handled a broad range of cases, including civil rights, contract, personal injury, and criminal matters. - Served in both state and federal judicial systems before his federal appointment - De Smet Jesuit High School - Birth place: Mobile, AL ## 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/1391581) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391581) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391581) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/141/henry-edward-autrey/) - [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/141/henry-edward-autrey/) - [Wikidata: Henry Edward Autrey](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5720727) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-edward-autrey", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/henry-edward-autrey", "name": "Henry Edward Autrey | KnowJudges", "description": "Henry Edward Autrey, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. 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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.