Anthony John Powell at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- Jurisdiction
- Kansas · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 18, 2026–present
Anthony John Powell
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Wichita, Kansas, 1991-2003
- Professional Career: Child support hearing officer,Kansas District Court, Eighteenth Judicial District, 2022
- Professional Career: Member, Kansas House of Representatives, 1995-2003
- Professional Career: Solicitor general, State of Kansas, 2023-2026
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals, 2013-2022
- Professional Career: Judge, Kansas District Court, Eighteenth Judicial District, 2003-2013
Education
- Washburn University School of Law · J.D., 1991
- George Washington University · B.A., 1985
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
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 ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
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 ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762132Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts