Katherine Polk Failla at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 5, 2013–present
Katherine Polk Failla
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases3 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
3 casesAI-related ruling · May 19, 2026
Chakma v. Sushi Katsuei, Inc.
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction
AI-related ruling · February 5, 2026
Flycatcher v. Affable Avenue
- Court response
- Brief Struck; Default Judgment
AI-related ruling · July 18, 2025
Flycatcher v. Affable Avenue (1)
- Court response
- Decision on sanctions reserved
Biography
Professional career
- chief, Criminal Appeals Unit, 2008-2013
- deputy chief, Criminal Appeals Unit, 2004-2008
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2000-2013
- Private practice, New York City, 1994-2000
- Law clerk, Hon. Joseph E. Irenas, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1993-1994
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. New York, 2013-present
Education
- College of William and Mary · B.A., 1990
- Harvard University · J.D., 1993
Personal record
Born 1969 · Edison, NJ
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/1394136CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1025/katherine-polk-failla/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