Margaret Rose Guzman at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 3, 2023–present
Margaret Rose Guzman
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
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 · March 30, 2026
Souza v. City of Fitchburg
- Court response
- Warning
AI-related ruling · March 6, 2026
Gregory J. Van Etten v. Stephanie K. Fattman, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Trial advocacy workshop instructor, Harvard Law School, 2019, 2020, 2022
- Professional Career: Private practice, Worcester, Massachusetts, 2005-2009
- Professional Career: General jurisdiction/core skills faculty, National Judicial College, 2020, 2021
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Criminal Justice Act Panel attorney, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 2007-2009
- Professional Career: First justice, Ayer [Massachusetts] District Court, 2017-2023
- Professional Career: Associate justice of the district court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Trial Court, 2009-2017
Education
- Boston University School of Law · J.D., 1992
- Clark University · B.A., 1989
Personal record
Born 1960 · Worcester
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/13333861Federal 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