Hernán Diego Vera at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- Jurisdiction
- California · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 15, 2023–present
Hernán Diego Vera
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Public Counsel, Los Angeles, California, 2002-2014; directing attorney, Consumer Law Project, 2002-2008; president and CEO, 2008-2014
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Consuelo B. Marshall, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 1995-1996
- Professional Career: Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1994-1995, 1997-2002, 2015-2020
- Professional Career: Staff attorney, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Los Angeles, California, 1996-1997
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Judge, Edelman Children's Court, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2020-2023
Education
- Stanford University · B.A., 1991
- University of California · J.D., 1994
Personal record
Born 1970 · Escondido
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 August 16, 2026
https://apps.cacd.uscourts.gov/Jps/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