--- title: "Robert B. Maloney | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-b-maloney" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Robert B. Maloney U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, N.D. Texas, 1985-2000 - Associate justice, Fifth Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1983-1985 - Assistant district attorney, Dallas County, TX, 1961-1962 - Assistant district attorney, Dallas County, Texas, 1961-1962 - Inactive senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Texas ### Education - Southern Methodist University School of Law (now Dedman School of Law) — J.D. (1960) - B.B.A. — Southern Methodist University — 1956 ### Additional information - data, Maloney handled 4,210 district court cases between 1980 and 2006, with a median case resolution time of 220 days. - First USA Bank, N.A. (2000). - Service: Served actively from October 17, 1985, until assuming senior status on August 31, 2000. - Appointment: Nominated by President Ronald Reagan on July 23, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. - Confirmation: Approved by the U.S. Senate on October 16, 1985, and commissioned the next day. - Private practice, Dallas, TX, 1962-1984 - Private practice, Dallas, Texas, 1962-1984 - State representative, Texas, 1973-1982 - Born January 31, 1933, in Dallas, Texas. - Date of birth: 1933-01-01 - Of 11 reviewed appellate decisions, all were affirmed. - Notable published opinions include Marsh v. - Current status: In inactive senior status, meaning he no longer hears cases. - His docket included criminal, civil rights, contract, personal injury, and other federal matters. - Birth place: Dallas, TX ## 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/1384261) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384261) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384261) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2024/robert-b-maloney/) - [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/2024/robert-b-maloney/) - [Judge Robert B. Maloney](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1384261) - [Wikidata: Robert B. Maloney](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7341728) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-b-maloney", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-b-maloney", "name": "Robert B. Maloney | KnowJudges", "description": "Robert B. Maloney, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-07", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-b-maloney#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-b-maloney#judge", "name": "Robert B. 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[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.