--- title: "Howard D. McKibben | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/howard-d-mckibben" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Howard D. McKibben U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada - State: Nevada - 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 - Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, having assumed senior status on April 1, 2005 - Judge, District Court, D. Nevada, 1984-2005 - held the role of Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada from 1997 to 2002 - Judge, Nevada District Court, Ninth Judicial District, 1977-1984 - District attorney, Douglas County, NV, 1971-1977 - District attorney, Douglas County, Nevada, 1971-1977 - Deputy district attorney, Douglas County, NV, 1969-1971 - Deputy district attorney, Douglas County, Nevada, 1969-1971 ### Education - University of Michigan Law School — J.D. (1967) - University of Pittsburgh — 1964 - Bradley University — B.S. (1962) ### Additional information - In 2019, he received the Presidential Award from the State Bar of Nevada - Private practice, Minden, NV, 1967-1971 - Private practice, Minden, Nevada, 1967-1971 - Born April 1, 1940, in Virginia, Illinois. - Date of birth: 1940-01-01 - McKibben has been active in the American Bar Association, Nevada State District Judges Association, and other judicial organizations. - Birth place: Virginia, IL ## 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/1384761) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384761) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384761) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2158/howard-d-mckibben/) - [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/2158/howard-d-mckibben/) - [Judge Howard D. McKibben](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384761) - [Wikidata: Howard D. McKibben](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5919410) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/howard-d-mckibben", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/howard-d-mckibben", "name": "Howard D. McKibben | KnowJudges", "description": "Howard D. McKibben, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. 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/howard-d-mckibben#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/howard-d-mckibben#judge", "name": "Howard D. 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[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.