--- title: "Marshal D. Morgan | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marshal-d-morgan-puerto-rico-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Marshal D. Morgan U.S. Magistrate Judge · Historical service · U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico - State: Puerto Rico - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge · Historical service - Service status: historical / current service unconfirmed - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - U.S. Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, appointed in May 2018 to an 8‐year renewable term ### Education ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, D. Puerto Rico, 2018-present - Charles E. Moylan, Jr. on the Maryland Court of Appeals (1994–1995). - After law school, Morgan clerked for Hon. - Earlier in his federal service, he served in the White Collar Unit - handling complex fraud, money laundering, identity theft, and other serious offenses - As CACHT Chief, he oversaw the first prosecutions under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act in Puerto Rico - He then practiced in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at Totti, Rodríguez Diaz & Fuentes and later Adsuar, Muñiz, Goyco & Besosa, before co‐founding Levin, Morgan & Longo in Orlando, Florida - He tried approximately 18 federal jury trials, including high‐profile cases such as sex trafficking of minors, large‐scale financial fraud, and violent crimes - Magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, presiding over a broad range of civil and criminal matters, including evidentiary hearings, settlement conferences, jury trials, and certain felony cases. - His appointment was made by the judges of the District of Puerto Rico and is renewable for eight years ## 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.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=8) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=8) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=8) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9525/marshal-d-morgan/) - [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/9525/marshal-d-morgan/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9525/marshal-d-morgan/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marshal-d-morgan-puerto-rico-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/marshal-d-morgan-puerto-rico-us-magistrate", "name": "Marshal D. 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