--- title: "Maryellen Noreika | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maryellen-noreika" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Maryellen Noreika U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware - State: Delaware - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, D. Delaware, 2018-present - Recognized for her trial skills, deep federal practice experience, and respect for the law ### Education - University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus — J.D. (1993) - magna cum laude — University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus — 1993 - Columbia University in the City of New York — M.A. (1990) ### Additional information - Private practice, Wilmington, DE, 1993-2018 - From 1993 to 2018, she practiced at Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell in Wilmington, Delaware - On December 20, 2017, President Trump nominated Noreika to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, replacing Gregory M. Sleet. - She obtained a B.S. in 1988 from Lehigh University, an M.A. in biology from Columbia University in 1990, and a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1993, where she was on the Law Review and received Order of the Coif membership - Date of birth: 1966-01-01 - United States federal judge - handling over 500 cases, specializing in patent law and representing clients in biotechnology, chemistry, consumer products, computer science, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals - Birth place: Pittsburgh, PA ## 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 ### courtesy copy format Scope: judge specific Judge Noreika requires double-sided courtesy copies and directs parties not to submit single-sided copies or three-ring binders. Evidence excerpt: All courtesy copies must be double-sided. Single-sided copies and three-ring binders will be rejected. [District Judge Maryellen Noreika](https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/judge/district-judge-maryellen-noreika) Source checked: 2026-07-30 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: He or she will review the equipment with you. You or your staff may not use certain equipment (such as the Evidence Presentation System) until you demonstrate that you are familiar with it's proper use. . [Guidelines for use of Courthouse Facilities | District of Delaware | United States District Court](https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/guidelines-use-courthouse-facilities) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### 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/5019301) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019301) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/5019301) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8613/maryellen-noreika/) - [Guidelines for use of Courthouse Facilities | District of Delaware | United States District Court](https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/guidelines-use-courthouse-facilities) - [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) - [District Judge Maryellen Noreika](https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/judge/district-judge-maryellen-noreika) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8613/maryellen-noreika/) - [Wikidata: Maryellen Noreika](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46448234) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maryellen-noreika", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maryellen-noreika", "name": "Maryellen Noreika | KnowJudges", "description": "Maryellen Noreika, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. 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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.