Justin Ross Olson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- February 18, 2026–present
Justin Ross Olson
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
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 · May 20, 2026
Davis v. Marion County Juvenile Detention Center
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction
AI-related ruling · April 23, 2026
Philip D. Dennison v. June Caudill et al.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Loretta H. Rush, Indiana Supreme Court, 2013-2015
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Southern District of Indiana, 2019-2024
- Professional Career: Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2015-2019, 2024-2026
Education
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law · J.D., 2013
- Grove City College · B.A., 2010
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/13762109Federal 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