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# Mark Falk

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · Magistrate

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- State: New Jersey
- Role: Magistrate
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Biography

### Professional career

- Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge of the District of New Jersey, who served from 2002 until his retirement in 2021, and was appointed in 2019 as the court’s first Chief Magistrate Judge
- Chief Magistrate Judge: Appointed June 27, 2019, as the District of New Jersey’s first Chief Magistrate Judge

### Education

- Master — Fordham Law School and Rutgers Law School — 2021
- Antioch College — B.A.
- New York Law School — J.D.

### Additional information

- Magistrate, District Court, D. New Jersey, 2002-present
- Appointments: Elected as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in 2002; served until 2021
- Legal Services Foundation (Former Trustee).
- American Bar Foundation (Fellow).
- Leadership: President of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association; served two terms on the Advisory Committee on the Administration of the Magistrate Judge System

## 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

### media access and electronic devices

Scope: statewide

New Jersey statewide Supreme Court guidelines govern media access and electronic devices in courtrooms; recording, photography, broadcasting, and transmission require compliance with the published approval process and courtroom restrictions.

Evidence excerpt: Transmission, broadcasting, recording and/or photographing is prohibited at any proceeding closed by court order, statute, or Rule of Court.

[New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9380/mark-falk/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9380/mark-falk/)
- [U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9380/mark-falk/)
- [New Jersey Courts](https://www.njcourts.gov/sites/default/files/notices/2024/07/n240723a.pdf)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9380/mark-falk/)
- [Mark Falk - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Falk)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. 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.