--- title: "N. Reid Neureiter | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/n-reid-neureiter-colorado-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # N. Reid Neureiter U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado - State: Colorado - 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 - His practice encompassed complex civil litigation, such as class actions, bad faith insurance defense, medical malpractice defense, commercial disputes, breaches of contract, theft of trade secrets, securities fraud, employment disputes, and First Amendment matters ### Education ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, D. Colorado, 2018-present - Appointed to this position in August 2018 after a distinguished legal career in private practice. - Federal magistrate judge in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, where he handles a wide range of civil and criminal matters, including scheduling conferences, motions hearings, and cases under diversity jurisdiction or. - Before his judicial appointment, Judge Neureiter spent over twenty years in private practice at several Denver law firms, including six years as Of Counsel at Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell. - He also contributed to pro bono work, serving as a cooperating attorney for the ACLU of Colorado. - In addition to his judicial duties, Judge Neureiter has been active in the legal community. - He served five years on the Board of Directors of the Faculty of Federal Advocates, including as President, and six years on the Committee on Conduct, chairing it for two years to oversee ethical compliance in the District of Colorado. - He has also contributed to statistical reporting on civil case management in the district. ## 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=107) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=107) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=107) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9120/n-reid-neureiter/) - [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/9120/n-reid-neureiter/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9120/n-reid-neureiter/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/n-reid-neureiter-colorado-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/n-reid-neureiter-colorado-us-magistrate", "name": "N. 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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.