--- title: "Joseph J. Longobardi | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-j-longobardi" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Joseph J. Longobardi 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: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, D. Delaware, 1984-1997 - Judge, Superior Court of Delaware, 1974-1982 - Deputy attorney general, State of Delaware, 1959-1961 - Inactive senior judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware ### Education - Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law) — 1957 - Washington College — B.A. (1952) ### Additional information - 1989–1996 (Chief Judge). - Vice chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery, 1982-1984 - Member, Delaware Tax Appeal Board, 1973-1974 - Private practice, Wilmington, DE, 1964-1974 - Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1964-1974 - Private practice, Delaware, 1957-1959 - Born April 29, 1930, Wilmington, Delaware. - Date of birth: 1930-01-01 - On senior status and no longer actively assigned cases, but remains part of the court’s senior judges list - Birth place: Wilmington, DE ## 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 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: He or she will review the equipment with you. You or your staff may not use certain equipment (such as the Evidence Presentation System) until you demonstrate that you are familiar with it's proper use. . [Guidelines for use of Courthouse Facilities | District of Delaware | United States District Court](https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/guidelines-use-courthouse-facilities) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### 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/1383996) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383996) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383996) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1961/joseph-j-longobardi/) - [Guidelines for use of Courthouse Facilities | District of Delaware | United States District Court](https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/guidelines-use-courthouse-facilities) - [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/1961/joseph-j-longobardi/) - [Judge Joseph J. Longobardi](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383996) - [Wikidata: Joseph J. Longobardi](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6284243) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-j-longobardi", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-j-longobardi", "name": "Joseph J. Longobardi | KnowJudges", "description": "Joseph J. Longobardi, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. 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/joseph-j-longobardi#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joseph-j-longobardi#judge", "name": "Joseph J. 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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.