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# Miranda Mai Du

U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada · Judge

## Profile

- Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
- State: Nevada
- 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. Nevada, 2012-present
- United States district judge for the District of Nevada, having been nominated by President Barack Obama on August 2, 2011, confirmed by the Senate on March 28, 2012, and commissioned on March 30, 2012
- Associate and later partner at McDonald Carano Wilson LLP in Reno, Nevada
- held the role of chief judge for five years, leading the court’s operations

### Education

- University of California, Davis

### Additional information

- Member, Kori LLC, Reno, NV, 2005-present
- Chief Judge: 2019–2024
- Private practice, Reno, NV, 1994-2012
- Date of birth: 1969-01-01
- focusing on employment law
- Birth place: Ca Mau, Vietnam

## 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

### courtroom technology

Scope: judge specific

Judge-specific source

Evidence excerpt: 2 Motions in Limine The parties should file one consolidated motion in limine instead of separate motions addressing a single evidentiary issue in each motion to avoid unnecessary filings. Technology Policy Electronic devices are allowed in the courtroom to assist attorneys to review their calendars for scheduling of future court hearings and to assist with…

[Civil-Standing-Order-MMD.pdf](https://www.nvd.uscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Civil-Standing-Order-MMD.pdf)
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/1393941)
- [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393941)
- [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393941)
- [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/922/miranda-mai-du/)
- [Civil-Standing-Order-MMD.pdf](https://www.nvd.uscourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Civil-Standing-Order-MMD.pdf)
- [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/922/miranda-mai-du/)
- [Wikidata: Miranda Du](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6872805)

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## Federal civil docket activity

Dataset updated through 2026-06-30.

| Period | Assigned cases | Terminated cases | Median disposition (months) | Median sample |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1y | 349 | 14 | 0.8 | 14 |
| 2y | 684 | 110 | 2.4 | 110 |
| 5y | 1621 | 902 | 5.2 | 902 |
| 10y | 3942 | 3216 | 8 | 3216 |

Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/


## 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.