Mary Susan McElroy at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
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- Rhode Island · Federal
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Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
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Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
The parties, counsel, witnesses, and jurors (if applicable) will not be physically present in the courtroom. All phases of the trial from empanelment to evidence presentation to jury deliberations will occur by video. Attorneys should note that the ZoomGov platform is a secure system that is separate from the commercial or free version of Zoom…Video%20Trial%20Handbook%20for%20Attorneys.pdf ↗
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Requirements for Electronic Exhibit File Types . All electronic evidence should be provided using the following formats: . Documents: .pdf .Exhibits | District of Rhode Island | United States District Court ↗
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.
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 ↗
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
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 ↗
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Identity source checked July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Identity source · HTML · Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory · effective September 30, 2019 · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Federal Judicial Center biography ↗Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Courtwide source · PDF · U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island · Source checked July 24, 2026
View Video%20Trial%20Handbook%20for%20Attorneys.pdf ↗Courtwide source · HTML · U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island · Source checked July 24, 2026
View Exhibits | District of Rhode Island | United States District Court ↗Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗Identity source · HTML · CourtListener / Free Law Project · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Identity source · HTML · Wikidata · Source checked August 2, 2026
View Wikidata: Mary S. McElroy ↗Identity source · HTML · www.rid.uscourts.gov · Source checked October 3, 2026
View Official biography ↗