--- title: "Robert C. Brack | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-brack" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Robert C. Brack U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico · U.S. District Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico - State: New Mexico - Role: U.S. District Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Senior United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, appointed by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2003, with senior status since July 25, 2018 - Judge, District Court, D. New Mexico, 2003-present - State Judicial Service: Judge, New Mexico District Court, Ninth Judicial District (1997–2003) ### Education - University of New Mexico School of Law - Eastern New Mexico University ### Additional information - In 2011, Judge Brack presided over the Columbus, NM gun smuggling scandal case, which led to the dissolution of the town’s police force. - Private practice, New Mexico, 1978-1997 - Date of birth: 1953-01-01 - Judge Brack’s rulings and case data are available through the U.S. Courts website and judicial analytics platforms. - Birth place: Lynwood, CA ## 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 ### courtroom technology Scope: judge specific Judge-specific source Evidence excerpt: Courtroom Technology . Attorneys who wish to use courtroom technology must obtain training on the system at least one week prior to the hearing or trial. Please contact Lorenzo Diaz at 575-528-1400 to arrange for training. [The Honorable Robert C. Brack | District of New Mexico | United States District Court](https://www.nmd.uscourts.gov/content/honorable-robert-c-brack) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### 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/1391896) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391896) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391896) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/358/robert-c-brack/) - [The Honorable Robert C. Brack | District of New Mexico | United States District Court](https://www.nmd.uscourts.gov/content/honorable-robert-c-brack) - [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/358/robert-c-brack/) - [Wikidata: Robert C. Brack](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7342577) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-brack", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-c-brack", "name": "Robert C. Brack | KnowJudges", "description": "Robert C. 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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.