Lynn S. Adelman at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 23, 1997–present
Lynn S. Adelman
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · June 23, 2026
Xinyue Hippe v. Retention Brands, LLC
- Court response
- Order to Show Cause
Biography
Professional career
- State senator, Wisconsin, 1977-1997
- Private practice, Milwaukee, WI, 1968-present
- Trial attorney, Legal Aid Society of Wisconsin, 1967-1968
- Law clerk, attorney Richard H. Kuh, 1966-present
- Research assistant, Columbia University Law School, 1965-1966
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Wisconsin, 1997-present
Education
- Princeton University · A.B., 1961
- Columbia Law School
Personal record
Born 1939 · Milwaukee, WI
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
PRESENTATION CART . Attorneys may use the Courtrooms’ evidence presentation cart to assist with their presentations. The cart has the following features: .Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Wisconsin | United States District Court ↗
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
PRESENTATION CART . Attorneys may use the Courtrooms’ evidence presentation cart to assist with their presentations. The cart has the following features: .Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Wisconsin | 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/1390426CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/60/lynn-s-adelman/Courtroom Technology | Eastern District of Wisconsin | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.wied.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologyCourtroom Technology | Eastern District of Wisconsin | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.wied.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technology-0Federal 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