Martin C Carlson at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
Martin C Carlson
U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- First Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office - Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2002–2007
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office - Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1989–1994
- Trial Attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice - Criminal Division, 1982–1988
- U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office - Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2007–2009
- U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office - Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2001–2002
- Law Clerk, U.S. District Court - Western District of Pennsylvania, 1980–1982 (to Gerald J. Weber)
- Senior Legal Adviser, U.S. Dept. of Justice - Criminal Division, 1988–1989
- Chief, U.S. Attorney’s Office - Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Criminal Division, 1994–2001
Judicial service
- Magistrate, District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania, 2009-present
Education
- Univ. of Pennsylvania · J.D., 1980
- Penn State Univ. · B.A., 1977
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 29, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=25CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9513/martin-c-carlson/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