--- title: "Talesha Leah Saint-Marc | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/talesha-leah-saint-marc-rhode-island-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Talesha Leah Saint-Marc U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island - State: Rhode Island - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: recalled - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ## 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=7) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=7) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=7) - [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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/talesha-leah-saint-marc-rhode-island-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/talesha-leah-saint-marc-rhode-island-us-magistrate", "name": "Talesha Leah Saint-Marc | KnowJudges", "description": "Talesha Leah Saint-Marc, U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. 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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.