--- title: "Paul R. Cherry | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/paul-r-cherry-indiana-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Paul R. Cherry U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana - State: Indiana - 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 - 2020–present: Visiting Magistrate Judge, Southern District of Indiana - Part‐time Magistrate Judge (2019–present), Northern District of Indiana - Part‐time United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, appointed on October 1, 2003 and serving in that role since 2019 after retiring from full‐time service in 2018 - Adjunct Professor, Valparaiso Univ. - School of Law, 2003–2017 - Adjunct Professor, Calumet College of St. Joseph, 2007–2014 - Judge, DeKalb County Circuit Court, 1989–2003 - Prosecuting Attorney, DeKalb County, 1983–1988 - Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, DeKalb County, 1980–1982 ### Education ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, N.D. Indiana, 2003-present - Adjunct Professor, Huntington Univ., 1980–2002 - Practitioner, 1978–1988 - J.D. — Ohio Northern Univ. — 1977 - B.A. — Huntington Univ. — 1973 - Judge Cherry’s rulings span a range of civil and criminal matters, with documented decisions in areas such as summary judgment, motions to strike, and discovery disputes - Before joining the federal bench, Judge Cherry had a long career in Indiana’s judicial and prosecutorial systems, and also held the role of adjunct faculty at Huntington University, Valparaiso University Law School, and Calumet College of St. Joseph. - He has been active in professional organizations such as the DeKalb County Bar Association, Allen County Bar Association, and the Federal Magistrate Judges Association Northern District of Indiana ## 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=69) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=69) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=69) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9242/paul-r-cherry/) - [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/9242/paul-r-cherry/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Paul Ross Cherry](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9242/paul-r-cherry/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Paul Ross Cherry](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/paul-r-cherry-indiana-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/paul-r-cherry-indiana-us-magistrate", "name": "Paul R. 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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.