Brenda Weksler at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
- Jurisdiction
- Nevada · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Brenda Weksler
U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Available research
AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · July 13, 2026
Progressive Northern Insurance Company v. Tony Pete Flores, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · June 18, 2026
Progressive Northern Insurance Company v. Tony Pete Flores, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Public Defender - District of Nevada, 2003–2019
- Law Clerk, Nevada District Court, 2001–2003 (to Kathy Hardcastle)
Judicial service
- Magistrate, District Court, D. Nevada, 2019-present
Education
- Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas · J.D., 2002
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 29, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=100CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9412/brenda-weksler/Federal 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