Holly Ann Brady at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- April 16, 2019–present
Holly Ann Brady
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · April 1, 2026
Joseph Maldonado v. Professional Animal Retirement Center
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction; Bar Referral
Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, Fort Wayne, IN, 1994-2019
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Indiana, 2019-present
Education
- Indiana University-Bloomington · B.A., Certificate of Business Studies, 1991
- Valparaiso University · J.D., 1994
- Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis · Civil Mediator Certificate, 2013
Personal record
Born 1969 · Fort Wayne, IN
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/6278456CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8551/holly-ann-brady/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