Evelyn Padin at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 24, 2022–present
Evelyn Padin
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1992-1994
- Professional Career: Private practice, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1995-2022
- Professional Career: Counsel to Landlord Tenant Board, Office of Landlord Tenant Relations, Jersey City, New Jersey, 2003-2004
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Lorraine Parker, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1992
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Judge, Jersey City [New Jersey] Municipal Court, 1998
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law · J.D., 1992
- Rutgers University · B.A., 1983
- Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services · 1985
Personal record
Born 1960 · Jersey 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/12007536Federal 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