Mary Margaret Rowland at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 20, 2019–present
Mary Margaret Rowland
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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 · June 29, 2026
USA v. Organes
AI-related ruling · May 11, 2026
DeVore v. McCombie
- Court response
- Order to Explain
AI-related ruling · March 6, 2026
Hatch v. College Ave Student Loans
- Court response
- Order to Show Cause
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Federal Defender Program, Chicago, Illinois, 1990-2000; assistant federal defender, 1990-1995; chief appellate attorney, 1995-2000
- Professional Career: Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2000-2012
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Julian Abele Cook, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1988-1990
Judicial service
- Magistrate, District Court, N.D. Illinois, 2019-present
Education
- University of Michigan · B.A., 1984
- University of Chicago Law School · J.D., 1988
Personal record
Born October 8, 1961 · Akron
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/6840191CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/10140/mary-m-rowland/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