Landya B. McCafferty at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- Jurisdiction
- New Hampshire · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 17, 2013–present
Landya B. McCafferty
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire, 2010-2013
- Disciplinary counsel, New Hampshire Attorney Discipline Office, 2003-2010
- Staff attorney, New Hampshire Public Defender Program, 1995-2003
- Law clerk, Hon. A. David Mazzone, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1994-1995
- Private practice, Manchester, NH, 1993-1994
- Law clerk, Hon. Norman H. Stahl, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1992-1993
- Law clerk, Hon. Norman H. Stahl, U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire, 1991-1992
- Assistant director of admissions and teacher, St. Paul's School, Concord, NH, 1984-1988
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. New Hampshire, 2013-present
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire; Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation; appointing authority: Barack Obama; from 2013-12-17
Education
- Harvard University · A.B., 1984
- Spartanburg Day School
- Northeastern University School of Law
Personal record
Born 1962 · Washington, DC
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Jury Evidence Recording System (JERS) . Provides information on courtroom technology that allows deliberating jurors to view exhibits electronically. .Courtroom Technology | District of New Hampshire | United States District Court ↗
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/1394326CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2100/landya-b-mccafferty/Courtroom Technology | District of New Hampshire | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologyFederal 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