--- title: "Omar Antonio Williams | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/omar-antonio-williams" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Omar Antonio Williams U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut - State: Connecticut - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - American attorney and judge serving as a United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut since November 22, 2021 - Federal Service: U.S. District Judge, D. Conn. (2021–present) - Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, Hartford Judicial District, 2016-2021; presiding judge of criminal matters, 2017-2021 - State Service: Connecticut Superior Court Judge (2014–2021) - Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, New London Judicial District, 2014-2016 ### Education - University of Connecticut School of Law — J.D. (2002) - University of Connecticut — B.A. (1998) ### Additional information - Assistant public defender, Connecticut State Division of Public Defender Services, 2003-2014 - Born: 1977, Rochester, NY - Born 1977 in Rochester, New York. - Date of birth: 1977 - Williams presides over cases in the Abraham Ribicoff Federal Building in Hartford, Connecticut District of Connecticut. - During law school, he held the role of Editor-in-Chief of the Public Interest Law Journal and Vice President of the Black Law Students’ Association District of Connecticut. - He emphasizes that parties communicate through the court docket rather than direct contact with chambers, and he values thorough Rule 26(f) Reports to promote efficient discovery and potential settlements District of Connecticut. - Birth place: Rochester ## 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.fjc.gov/node/10935831) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10935831) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10935831) - [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) - [Williams, Omar Antonio](https://www.fjc.gov/node/10935831) - [Wikidata: Omar A. Williams](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107250321) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/omar-antonio-williams", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/omar-antonio-williams", "name": "Omar Antonio Williams | KnowJudges", "description": "Omar Antonio Williams, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. 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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.