--- title: "John Joseph Tuchi | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-joseph-tuchi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # John Joseph Tuchi U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona - State: Arizona - 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, D. Arizona, 2014-present - American lawyer and United States district judge for the District of Arizona, appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2014 - Was Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona (1998–2014), holding leadership roles such as Chief of the Criminal Division (2006–2009), Senior Litigation Counsel and Tribal Liaison (2009–2012), interim U.S. Attorney (2012), and Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney (2012–2014) - Worked in private practice at Brown & Bain (now Perkins Coie) in Phoenix (1995–1998) - held the role of a law clerk to Judge William C. Canby, Jr., on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1994–1995) ### Education ### Additional information - acting U.S. attorney, 2009-present - deputy appellate chief, 2005-2006 - Private practice, Phoenix, AZ, 1995-1998 - Tuchi obtained a B.S. in engineering from West Virginia University in 1987, an M.S. from the University of Arizona in 1989, and a J.D. magna cum laude from Arizona State University’s College of Law (now Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law) in 1994, earning membership in the Order of the Coif. - Born 1964 in Colver, Pennsylvania. - Date of birth: 1964-01-01 - Birth place: Colver, PA ## 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/1394506) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394506) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394506) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3271/john-joseph-tuchi/) - [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/3271/john-joseph-tuchi/) - [Wikidata: John Joseph Tuchi](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16886211) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-joseph-tuchi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-joseph-tuchi", "name": "John Joseph Tuchi | KnowJudges", "description": "John Joseph Tuchi, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. 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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.