Diane Gujarati at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 18, 2020–present
Diane Gujarati
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · March 31, 2026
Evgeny Yaroshevsky v. Karlin et al.
- Court response
- Recommended adverse costs order
Biography
Professional career
- adj-prof, New York University, New York, NY, 2015-2018
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, NY, 1999-2020
- Practitioner, Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY, 1996-1999
Judicial service
- Clerk to the Hon. John M. Walker, Jr., Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, NY, 1995-1996
- Judge, NY, 2020-present
Education
- Yale University · JD, 1995
- Columbia University in the City of New York · summa cum laude, 1990
- Barnard College
Personal record
Born July 6, 1969 · New York City
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/8869821CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15343/diane-gujarati/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