Elizabeth Wilson Hanes at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Jurisdiction
- Virginia · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 5, 2022–present
Elizabeth Wilson Hanes
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Assistant federal public defender, Eastern District of Virginia, 2009-2016
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Joseph R. Goodwin, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, 2007-2008
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2014-2016
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Robert B. King, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2008-2009
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law, 2014, 2017
- Professional Career: Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 2016-2020
Education
- University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law (now University of Richmond School of Law) · J.D., 2007
- University of Richmond · B.A., 2000
Personal record
Born 1978 · Roanoke
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/12352111Federal 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