--- title: "Matthew J. Skahill | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/matthew-j-skahill-new-jersey-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Matthew J. Skahill U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey - State: New Jersey - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Deputy United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, NJ, ?-2021 - U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey, appointed on March 9, 2021, to an 8‐year renewable term - Grace Keogh — (856) 757‐5446 (Law Clerk) ### Education - University of Connecticut — J.D. (2004) - College of the Holy Cross — B.A. (2001) ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, D. New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 2021-present - Practitioner, Archer & Greiner, P.C., 2020-2021 - Skahill serves in Courtroom 3C of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. - Before joining the bench, Skahill was a Deputy United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, prosecuting cases involving embezzlement, tax evasion, corruption, deportation, and gun trafficking - As a magistrate judge, he handles various federal matters, including civil cases, discovery disputes, and procedural issues, in accordance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and local NJ rules United States District Court for the District of New Jersey ## 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=22) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=22) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=22) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15359/matthew-j-skahill/) - [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/15359/matthew-j-skahill/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15359/matthew-j-skahill/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/matthew-j-skahill-new-jersey-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/matthew-j-skahill-new-jersey-us-magistrate", "name": "Matthew J. 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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-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.