--- title: "Stanley A. Boone | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stanley-a-boone-california-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Stanley A. Boone U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California - State: California - 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 - United States Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, appointed on December 31, 2012 - Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court of California - Fresno County, 2008–2012 - Prior Roles: Chief, White Collar Crime Unit, U.S. Attorney’s Office (2010–2012) White Collar Crime Coordinator, DOJ Executive Office (2009–2010) Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of California (1996–2009) Law Clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter A. Nowinski (1995–1996) Senior Paralegal Specialist & Certified Student Attorney, U.S. Trustee Program (1989–1995) - Law Clerk, U.S. District Court - Eastern District of California, 1995–1996 (to Peter A. Nowinski) - Senior Paralegal Specialist and Certified Student Attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1989–1995 - Adjunct Professor, San Joaquin College of Law ### Education ### Additional information - His federal judicial service began with his appointment as a U.S. Magistrate Judge on December 31, 2012 - J.D. — Univ. of the Pacific — 1995 - B.A. — Univ. of California, Berkeley — 1988 - Magistrate judges in the Eastern District of California are appointed to renewable eight‐year terms by the district’s judges - Judge Stanley A. Boone serves in the Eastern District of California, sitting primarily in Fresno - He presides over civil and criminal matters, including pretrial proceedings, discovery disputes, misdemeanor cases, and other duties assigned by district judges ## 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=91) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=91) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=91) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9073/stanley-a-boone/) - [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/9073/stanley-a-boone/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Stanley Albert Boone](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9073/stanley-a-boone/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Stanley Albert Boone](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/stanley-a-boone-california-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stanley-a-boone-california-us-magistrate", "name": "Stanley A. 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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.