Cynthia Ann Bashant at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- Jurisdiction
- California · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 8, 2014–present
Cynthia Ann Bashant
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- presiding judge, juvenile court, 2010-2013
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 2000-2014
- chief of border crimes, 1997-1998
- deputy chief of narcotics, 1995-1997
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of California, 1989-2000
- Private practice, San Diego, CA, 1986-1989
Judicial service
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 2000-2014
- Judge, District Court, S.D. California, 2014-present
Education
- Smith College · A.B., 1982
- University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Personal record
Born 1960 · San Francisco, CA
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 August 16, 2026
https://www.casd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspxCourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/194/cynthia-ann-bashant/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