Talesha Leah Saint-Marc at a glance
- Current role
- Recalled U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Rhode Island · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Talesha Leah Saint-Marc
Recalled U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Service record and verification
Judicial service and assignments
- U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island · U.S. Magistrate Judge · Recalled · Assignment source ↗
Appointment and verification
- Source authority
- Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Biography
Professional career
- Saint‐Marc was selected in February 2023 to fill the second full‐time U.S. Magistrate Judge position in the District of New Hampshire, with her term beginning in June 2023
- Law clerk in New Hampshire courts
- Labor and employment practice at Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson
- Talesha L. Saint‐Marc is a United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Hampshire and the first Black person to serve on the federal bench in the state
- Judicial Clerkships: New Hampshire Superior Court and New Hampshire Supreme Court under Justice Carol Ann Conboy
Education
- Northeastern University School of Law — 2009 — bio-f5d507ab7391; bio-84186d97d86c; user_supplied_research
- Franklin Pierce College — bio-f5d507ab7391; bio-84186d97d86c; user_supplied_research
Additional information
- RI visiting service identified in March 2026 CJRA report.
- Before selection for the federal bench in 2023, she clerked in New Hampshire courts and practiced labor and employment law at Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson.
- She was formally sworn in on October 12, 2023, at the Warren B. Rudman Courthouse in Concord, NH, in a historic investiture ceremony attended by judges, legal professionals, and community leaders
- Saint‐Marc’s appointment marked a milestone in New Hampshire’s judicial history, as she is the first Black person to sit on the state’s federal bench.
- Talesha L. Saint-Marc is a U.S. magistrate judge based in New Hampshire who has also served as a visiting judge in Rhode Island.
- She graduated summa cum laude from Franklin Pierce College
- As a magistrate judge, she serves a renewable eight‐year term, is nominated by a judicial selection committee, and can issue warrants, oversee pre‐trial motions, and preside over civil trials with party consent
- Chief Judge Landya McCafferty highlighted her intellect, empathy, and measured demeanor as qualities that will make her an outstanding judge
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. 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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025
U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked July 29, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 29, 2026.
U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster
Identity source · HTML · Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts · Source checked July 29, 2026
View U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster ↗Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Courtwide source · HTML · Supreme Court of the United States and Judicial Conference of the United States · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗