--- title: "Mark Allan Goldsmith | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mark-allan-goldsmith" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Mark Allan Goldsmith U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan - State: Michigan - 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. Michigan, 2010-present - United States district judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 - Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2004-2010 - 2004–2010: Judge, Oakland County Circuit Court, Michigan He also held the role of an adjunct instructor at Wayne State University Law School (1998, 2001) and as a part-time magistrate in Michigan District Court (2002–2004) ### Education - Harvard University — J.D. (1977) - Harvard Law School — J.D. (1977) - University of Michigan — B.A. (1974) ### Additional information - Adjunct instructor, Wayne State University Law School, 2001-present - Adjunct instructor, Wayne State University Law School, 1998-present - February 4, 2010: Nominated by President Obama to fill the seat vacated by Judge John Corbett O’Meara - Part-time magistrate, Michigan District Court, Judicial District 45-B, 2002-2004 - Private practice, Detroit, MI, 1987-2004 - Private practice, Birmingham, MI, 1980-1987 - Private practice, New York City, 1979-1980 - Born August 1952. - Date of birth: 1952-01-01 - Goldsmith was born in Detroit, Michigan, into a Jewish family, and was part of the first graduating class of the Hillel Day School. - Birth place: Detroit, MI ## 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/1393256) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393256) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393256) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1232/mark-allan-goldsmith/) - [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/1232/mark-allan-goldsmith/) - [Wikidata: Mark A. Goldsmith](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6766455) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mark-allan-goldsmith", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/mark-allan-goldsmith", "name": "Mark Allan Goldsmith | KnowJudges", "description": "Mark Allan Goldsmith, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. 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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.