--- title: "Nusrat Jahan Choudhury | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nusrat-jahan-choudhury" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Nusrat Jahan Choudhury U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York - State: New York - 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 - American lawyer and judge serving as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, appointed on July 5, 2023 by President Joe Biden - Began as a law clerk to Judge Denise L. Cote (S.D.N.Y.) (2006–2007) and then to Judge Barrington D. Parker Jr. (2nd Cir.) (2007–2008) She joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in New York City in 2008, working on the Racial Justice Program and National Security Project From 2020 to 2023, she was Legal Director of the ACLU of Illinois - Deputy director, Racial Justice Program, 2018-2020 - Senior staff attorney, Racial Justice Program, 2016-2018 - Staff attorney, Racial Justice Program, 2013-2016 - Marvin M. Karpatkin Fellow, Racial Justice Program, 2008-2009 - Law clerk, Hon. Barrington D. Parker Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2007-2008 - Law clerk, Hon. Denise L. Cote, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2006-2007 - Official site: US Courts – Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury Eastern District of New York ### Education - Yale Law School — J.D. (2006) - M.P.A — Princeton University — 2006 - Columbia University — summa cum laude — B.A. (1998) ### Additional information - Roger Pascal Legal Director, Roger Baldwin Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union, Chicago, Illinois, 2020-2023 - Nominated: January 19, 2022, to replace Judge Joseph F. Bianco - American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, 2008-2020 - Staff attorney, National Security Project, 2009-2013 - Date of birth: 1976 - As a district judge, Choudhury presides over civil and criminal cases in the Eastern District of New York - Master in Public Administration — Princeton School of Public and International Affairs - Birth place: Chicago ## 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 ### technology walkthrough Scope: judge specific Judge Choudhury requires a courtroom-equipment review at least 20 days before trial for parties presenting marked exhibits digitally, followed by written ECF confirmation. Evidence excerpt: Any party wishing to present marked exhibits to the jury in digital form who has not previously used the Court’s electronic equipment is directed to meet with the Courtroom Deputy Henry Matute at least twenty (20) days prior to the commencement of the trial to review the available equipment for the presentation of digital evidence. ... Following such meeting, such party shall file a confirmation in writing via ECF that this meeting has occurred. [Individual Rules for Civil and Criminal Cases of Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury](https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/NJC-MLR.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### 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/13706601) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13706601) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13706601) - [Individual Rules for Civil and Criminal Cases of Judge Nusrat J. Choudhury](https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/NJC-MLR.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) - [Judge Nusrat Jahan Choudhury](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13706601) - [Wikidata: Nusrat Jahan Choudhury](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110621901) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nusrat-jahan-choudhury", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nusrat-jahan-choudhury", "name": "Nusrat Jahan Choudhury | KnowJudges", "description": "Nusrat Jahan Choudhury, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. 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Civil and criminal sections have distinct scope and district-specific exceptions. Not Bankruptcy Court rules. [Official source](https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/local_rules/2026-01-02%20-%20EDNY%20and%20SDNY%20Joint%20Local%20Rules%20As%20Amended.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [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.