Matthew Paul Brookman at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 31, 2023–present
Matthew Paul Brookman
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · March 31, 2026
Elbert Coleman, III; Elbert Coleman, IV v. Nexo Capital Inc.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, business law, University of Southern Indiana, 2008-2010
- Professional Career: Private practice, St. Louis, Missouri, 1993-1994, 1997-1999
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Indiana, 2002-2016
- Professional Career: Special assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Missouri, 1999-2002
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, constitutional law, University of Evansville, 2011-2015
- Professional Career: Lecturer and legal curriculum developer, Southern Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, 2005-2011
- Professional Career: Assistant prosecuting attorney, Jefferson County, Missouri, 1994-1997
- Professional Career: Instructor, basic criminal trial advocacy, National Advocacy Center, U.S. Department of Justice, Columbia, South Carolina, 2010-2015; lecturer, sentencing guidelines seminar, 2014
Judicial service
- Magistrate, District Court, S.D. Indiana, 2016-present
Education
- DePauw University · B.A., 1990
- Washington University School of Law · J.D., 1993
Personal record
Born 1968 · St. Louis
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/13481986CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9248/matthew-brookman/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