--- title: "Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/yvonne-gonzalez-rogers" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · U.S. District Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California - State: California - Role: U.S. District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-08-16 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, N.D. California, 2011-present - Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2008-2011 - Judge pro tem, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, 2007-2008 ### Education - Princeton University — B.A. (1987) - University of Texas School of Law ### Additional information - Private practice, San Francisco, CA, 1991-2003 - Date of birth: 1965-01-01 - Birth place: Houston, TX ## 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 ### remote proceedings Scope: judge specific Judge Gonzalez Rogers holds case management conferences by Zoom by default and presumes other proceedings are in person; a videoconference request requires a compelling showing of good cause. Evidence excerpt: The default rule is that all Case Management Conferences are held via Zoom videoconference and all other proceedings are presumed to be in-person. ... Requests to appear by videoconference may be entertained upon a compelling showing of good cause. [Standing Order in Civil Cases, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers](https://cand.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/standing-orders/YGR-Standing-Order-In-Civil-Cases-Updated-6.22.26.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### courtroom technology Scope: judge specific For audio-visual demonstratives such as PowerPoint, Judge Gonzalez Rogers requires delivery to opposing parties and the Court at least 24 hours before the hearing, printed copies at the hearing, and equipment testing with the courtroom deputy at least one day ahead. Evidence excerpt: If a party intends to use audio-visual demonstratives during a hearing (e.g., PowerPoint presentation), it shall provide a copy to opposing parties and the Court no fewer than 24 hours in advance ... bring printed copies ... contact the Courtroom Deputy ... to test that equipment on a date at least one day in advance of the hearing. [Standing Order in Civil Cases, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers](https://cand.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/standing-orders/YGR-Standing-Order-In-Civil-Cases-Updated-6.22.26.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### technology walkthrough Scope: courtwide The Northern District of California publishes guidance advising counsel to fully test their equipment and schedule a courtroom visit to test it before the proceeding. Evidence excerpt: The court highly recommends that counsel be familiar their equipment and fully test prior to using anything in the courtroom. ... schedule a visit in the courtroom to test everything before the proceeding. [Courtroom Technology](https://cand.uscourts.gov/attorneys/courtroom-technology) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### specialized evidence software Scope: courtwide For e-evidence requiring specialized software, the Northern District of California publishes a process for at least two business days' advance notice through the Courtroom Deputy and approval by the judge and Court IT. Evidence excerpt: at least two (2) business days advance notice, counsel may request via the Courtroom Deputy that the specialized software be loaded by counsel prior to use of the system. If the judge and the court’s IT Department approve... [Courtroom Technology](https://cand.uscourts.gov/attorneys/courtroom-technology) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### 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.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/) - [Official roster](https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/) - [cand.uscourts.gov judicial profile or roster](https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2766/yvonne-gonzalez-rogers/) - [Courtroom Technology](https://cand.uscourts.gov/attorneys/courtroom-technology) - [Standing Order in Civil Cases, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers](https://cand.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/standing-orders/YGR-Standing-Order-In-Civil-Cases-Updated-6.22.26.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/2766/yvonne-gonzalez-rogers/) - [Wikidata: Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8062452) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2766/yvonne-gonzalez-rogers/) - [Wikidata: Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8062452) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/yvonne-gonzalez-rogers", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/yvonne-gonzalez-rogers", "name": "Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers | KnowJudges", "description": "Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. 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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.