--- title: "Lydia Kay Griggsby | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lydia-kay-griggsby" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Lydia Kay Griggsby U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland - State: Maryland - 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 - Current role: Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (appointed by President Joe Biden, confirmed June 16, 2021) - United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, serving since July 23, 2021 - Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims, 2014-present - Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1998-2004 - Trial attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-1998 - Judge Griggsby is recognized for her work in government procurement law, FOIA reform, privacy, and trial advocacy, and for her leadership in both judicial and legislative roles ### Education - Georgetown University Law Center — J.D. (1993) - University of Pennsylvania — B.A. (1990) ### Additional information - Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1993-1995 - Born January 16, 1968, in Baltimore, Maryland. - Date of birth: 1968-01-16 - Nominated to the District of Maryland seat vacated by Catherine C. Blake - Park School of Baltimore - Birth place: Baltimore ## 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/10270716) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10270716) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10270716) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10256/lydia-kay-griggsby/) - [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/10256/lydia-kay-griggsby/) - [Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10270716) - [Wikidata: Lydia Kay Griggsby](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16729449) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lydia-kay-griggsby", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lydia-kay-griggsby", "name": "Lydia Kay Griggsby | KnowJudges", "description": "Lydia Kay Griggsby, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. 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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.