Brian Matthew Morris at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. District Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
- Jurisdiction
- Montana · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 17, 2013–present
Brian Matthew Morris
U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Montana
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Biography
Professional career
- Justice, Montana Supreme Court, 2005-2013
- Practitioner, 2004-2004
- Solicitor, State of Montana, 2001-2005
- Senior legal officer, United Nations Compensation Commission, 2000-2001
- Private practice, Bozeman, MT, 1995-2000
- Legal assistant, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, 1994-1995
- Law clerk, Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993-1994
- Law clerk, Hon. John T. Noonan, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1992-1993
Judicial service
- Judge, Montana Supreme Court, 2005-2013
- Judge, District Court, D. Montana, 2013-present
- Judge, 2014-2014
Education
- Stanford University · B.A., 1987
- Butte Central Catholic High School
Personal record
Born September 5, 1963 · Butte, MT
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/1394331CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2315/brian-matthew-morris/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