Hector Gonzalez at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- April 18, 2022–present
Hector Gonzalez
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases2 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules3 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · May 27, 2026
Polanco v. Himalayan Real Estate LLC, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · May 6, 2026
Terrance Anthony Norris v. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Special master, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2012-2016
- Professional Career: Visiting lecturer (Fulbright Scholar), University of San Carlos, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1998
- Professional Career: Private practice, New York City, 1988-1990, 1993-1994, 1999-2022
- Professional Career: Assistant district attorney, New York City, 1990-1993
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1994-1999; deputy chief, Narcotics Unit, 1997-1998; chief, Narcotics Unit, 1999
Education
- Manhattan College · B.S., 1985
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School) · J.D., 1988
- John Jay College · M.A., 1995
- University of New York · M.A., 1995
Courtroom rules and guidance
Electronic Filing
Judge Gonzalez requires written submissions and supporting materials to be text-searchable where practicable, and requires proposed orders, jury instructions, and other submissions for adoption to be filed on ECF and emailed to Chambers in both PDF and Microsoft Word formats.
All written submissions and supporting materials must be text-searchable, to the extent practicable. ... Proposed orders, jury instructions, and other submissions for adoption by the Court shall be filed on ECF and emailed to Chambers in PDF and Microsoft Word format.Individual Practices of Judge Hector Gonzalez ↗
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/11695886Individual Practices of Judge Hector Gonzalez
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.nyed.uscourts.gov/pub/rules/HG-MLR.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