Dale Edwin Ho at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 18, 2023–present
Dale Edwin Ho
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · June 9, 2026
LiveVideo.AI Corp. v. Redstone
- Court response
- Adverse Costs Order; Bar Referral
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Fellow, New York City, 2007-2008
- Professional Career: Director, Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, 2013-2023
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, Brooklyn Law School, 2013-2017
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Robert S. Smith, New York State Court of Appeals, 2006-2007
- Professional Career: Assistant counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 2009-2013
- Professional Career: Adjunct assistant clinical professor, New York University School of Law, 2014-2023
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Barbara S. Jones, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2005-2006
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, New York Law School, 2013
Education
- Yale Law School · J.D., 2005
- Princeton University · A.B., 1999
Personal record
Born 1977 · San Jose
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Demonstratives allowed with advance disclosure
Demonstrative aids should be furnished to opposing counsel in advance; disputes should be raised before use. Electronic exhibits are encouraged.Individual Practices for Hearings and Trials ↗
Presentation Procedure
Demonstratives allowed with advance disclosure
The official court profile lists Courtroom 905 and the current individual-practice documents applicable before Judge Ho.Official judge profile ↗
Courtroom Wifi
Attorneys may obtain authorization to use Wi-Fi in Judge Ho's courtroom for hearings and trials.
Attorneys may obtain authorization to use the Court's Wi-Fi system in Judge Ho's Courtroom during a hearing or trial.Judge Ho's Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases ↗
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/13705596Individual Practices for Hearings and Trials
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 23, 2026
https://wp.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/practice_documents/DEH%20Ho%20Individual%20Rules%20and%20Practices%20for%20Hearings%20and%20Trials%20-%20February%2019%2C%202025.pdfOfficial judge profile
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 23, 2026
https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-dale-e-hoJudge Ho's Individual Rules and Practices in Civil Cases
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/practice_documents/DEH%20Ho%20Individual%20Rules%20and%20Practices%20in%20Civil%20Cases%20-%20February%2025%2C%202025.pdfFederal 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