--- title: "Steven Paul Logan | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-p-logan" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Steven Paul Logan U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona - State: Arizona - 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 - Judge, District Court, D. Arizona, 2014-present - ���Military court of appeals judge, Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, Washington, D.C., 2013-present - ���Staff judge advocate, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, NE, 2012-present - ���Military judge, Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary, 2005-present - ���Senior defense counsel, Iraq, 2004-present - chief civil law attorney, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, 1996-present - In January 2012, Logan became a U.S. magistrate judge for the District of Arizona, a position he held until May 2014 - ���Staff judge advocate, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, CA, 2012-2013 - Immigration judge, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice, 2010-2012 - Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 2001-2010 - Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Minnesota, 1999-2001 - chief prosecutor, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, 1996-1999 - He completed two deployments in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, served on the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, and spent six years as a military trial judge - Logan is recognized as the first African American U.S. district judge in Phoenix, Arizona United States Courts ### Education - National University — M.A. (1997) - a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1992. - He became the first in his military family to graduate from college, earning a B.S. from the University of Louisville in 1988 ### Additional information -
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, September 19, 2013-present - U.S. Marine Corps Reserve colonel, 1999-present - received his commission on May 16, 2014. - On September 19, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated him to the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, filling the seat vacated by James A. Teilborg. - He then held the role of a U.S. immigration judge in Arizona from 2010 to 2012, where he had a grant rate of 2.3% across 2,090 decisions. - assistant U.S. attorney, prosecuting national and international drug trafficking and racketeering cases as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), (1999–2010) - ���Senior legal mentor to the Afghanistan National Army, Afghanistan, 2008-2009 - white collar public corruption chief, 2008-2009 - ���Liaison officer to the Al Anbar, Iraq Provincial Chief Judge, Iraq, 2007-2008 - ���Member, Trial Advovacy Team, 1999-2004 - U.S. Marine Corps captain, 1992-1999 - Steven Paul Logan was born on December 23, 1965. - Date of birth: 1965-01-01 - His parents instilled a strong work ethic and encouraged him to pursue his goals, which he credits for his perseverance and dedication United States Courts. - Logan served 26 years in the United States Marine Corps, retiring with the rank of colonel. - For his service, he was awarded. - He has been featured in the Pathways to the Bench video series, highlighting his journey and the challenges he overcame to serve as a federal judge United States Courts. - Birth place: Tacoma, WA ## 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: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: U.S. District Court, District of Arizona Portable Electronic Video Presentation Systems in Magistrate Courtrooms Phoenix Courtroom 302, 303, 304 and 305 Tucson Courtroom 3A, 3B, 3C, 5E, 5F, 6E and 6F Plan Ahead to Use the Equipment Contact the Courtroom Clerk 25-30 days before your trial or hearing to schedule a courtroom technology review and… [AV_Mag_Judge_Courtrooms_-_PHX_and_TUC.pdf](https://www.azd.uscourts.gov/sites/azd/files/judge-orders/AV_Mag_Judge_Courtrooms_-_PHX_and_TUC.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-24 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge. Evidence excerpt: U.S. District Court, District of Arizona Electronic Video Presentation Systems in Evidentiary/Trial Courtrooms Phoenix 4th floor, 5th floor, 6th floor and Special Proceedings Courtrooms Tucson 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 6A, 6B, 6D and Special Proceedings Courtrooms Flagstaff Courtroom and Yuma Courtroom 1 Plan Ahead to Use the Equipment Contact the Courtroom Clerk 25-30 days before… [AV_Evidentiary_and_Trial_Courtrooms_-_All_Locations.pdf](https://www.azd.uscourts.gov/sites/azd/files/judge-orders/AV_Evidentiary_and_Trial_Courtrooms_-_All_Locations.pdf) 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/1394501) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394501) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394501) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1957/steven-paul-logan/) - [AV_Mag_Judge_Courtrooms_-_PHX_and_TUC.pdf](https://www.azd.uscourts.gov/sites/azd/files/judge-orders/AV_Mag_Judge_Courtrooms_-_PHX_and_TUC.pdf) - [AV_Evidentiary_and_Trial_Courtrooms_-_All_Locations.pdf](https://www.azd.uscourts.gov/sites/azd/files/judge-orders/AV_Evidentiary_and_Trial_Courtrooms_-_All_Locations.pdf) - [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/1957/steven-paul-logan/) - [Wikidata: Steven Paul Logan](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16196135) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-p-logan", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/steven-p-logan", "name": "Steven Paul Logan | KnowJudges", "description": "Steven Paul Logan, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. 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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.