J. Philip Calabrese at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 3, 2020–present
J. Philip Calabrese
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
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 rules2 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · July 16, 2026
Ammann v. Markel Insurance Company
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · September 3, 2025
Nixon v. Ken Ganley Ford West
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Alice M. Batchelder, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2000-2001
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2017-
- Professional Career: Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 2001-2019
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Judge, Cuyahoga County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 2019-2020
Education
- Harvard Law School · J.D., 2000
- College of the Holy Cross · B.A., 1993
Personal record
Born 1971 · Evanston
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/9280736Federal 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