Cristal C. Brisco at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- January 26, 2024–present
Cristal C. Brisco
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: General counsel, The Corporation of St. Mary's College–Notre Dame, 2017-2018
- Professional Career: Private practice, South Bend, Indiana, 2006-2013
- Professional Career: Corporation counsel, South Bend, Indiana, 2013-2017
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Magistrate judge, Indiana Circuit Court, Sixtieth Judicial Circuit, 2018-2021
- Professional Career: Judge, St. Joseph County [Indiana] Superior Court, Civil Division, 2021-2024
- Professional Career: Judge, Indiana Commercial Court, 2022-2024
Education
- Valparaiso University · B.A., 2002
- Notre Dame Law School · J.D., 2006
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
Judge Brisco's courtroom is fully equipped with state of the art technology. The court strongly encourages use of the courtroom technology to allow the trial to run more efficiently and to enhance the presentation of the case to the jury. For example, it is unnecessary to approach a witness to show him a document; the…Judge Cristal C. Brisco | Northern District of Indiana | United States District Court ↗
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/13761456Judge Cristal C. Brisco | Northern District of Indiana | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.innd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-cristal-c-brisco-0Federal 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