Cristian Matthew Stevens at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- Jurisdiction
- Missouri · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 23, 2025–present
Cristian Matthew Stevens
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1999-2002
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Pasco M. Bowman II, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1998-1999
- Professional Career: Office of the Attorney General, State of Missouri, 2019-2021; deputy attorney general, Criminal Division, 2019-2021; first assistant attorney general, 2020-2021
- Professional Career: Private practice, Clayton, Missouri, 2017-2019
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Missouri, 2002-2017
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, 2021-2025
Education
- University of Missouri · B.A., 1995
- University of Missouri School of Law · J.D., 1998
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/13762034Federal 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