Active District judge
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
California
Overview
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Before you appear
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Presentation rules
Demonstratives generally not permitted
The Court does not generally permit demonstratives. Leave for audio-visual demonstratives at a hearing must be requested at least 14 court days before the hearing.
The official-source excerpt is preserved and remains subject to current-source verification.
Demonstratives generally not permitted
The official profile identifies the current Civil Standing Order as revised November 14, 2025 and publishes the court’s current schedule.
The official-source excerpt is preserved and remains subject to current-source verification.
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.
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.
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
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.
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...
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
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.
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
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.
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.
Published opinion footprint
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Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/13328856Judge-specific · PDF · retrieved July 23, 2026
https://cand.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/standing-orders/AMO-CivilStandingOrder-10-20-2025.pdfJudge-specific · HTML · retrieved July 23, 2026
https://cand.uscourts.gov/judges/amo/martinez-olguin-araceliCourtwide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://cand.uscourts.gov/attorneys/courtroom-technologyCourtwide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureCourtwide · HTML · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courtsChange history
Identity imported from Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory. 6 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.