--- title: "Ted Stewart | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ted-stewart-utah-district-judge" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Ted Stewart U.S. District Court for the District of Utah · District Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah - State: Utah - Role: District Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-08-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this 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.utd.uscourts.gov/judges) - [Official roster](https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/judges) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.utd.uscourts.gov/judges) - [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/ted-stewart-utah-district-judge", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ted-stewart-utah-district-judge", "name": "Ted Stewart | KnowJudges", "description": "Ted Stewart, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. 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Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. ### Additional information - His tenure as active judge ran until September 1, 2014, when he assumed senior status. - Confirmed by the Senate on October 5, 1999 and sworn in on November 15, 1999. - 1998–1999: Chief of Staff to Utah Governor Michael O. Leavitt. - 1985–1992: Commissioner on the Utah Public Service Commission - 1981–1985: Administrative assistant to U.S. Representative James V. Hansen. - 1980: Assistant to U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch. - 1974–1980: Private legal practice in Salt Lake City. - Stewart was born Brian Theadore Stewart in Logan, Utah, in 1948. - overseeing utility, energy, and natural resources issues. - His chambers are located in Salt Lake City, Utah. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — 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](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.