Michael Jason Hendershot at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 9, 2026–present
Michael Jason Hendershot
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Terrence O'Donnell, Supreme Court of Ohio, 2005-2006
- Professional Career: Chief deputy solicitor general, State of Ohio, 2011-2026
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Jerry E. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2001-2002
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor of appellate advocacy, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2019-2022
- Professional Career: Private practice, Columbus, Ohio, 2006-2011
- Professional Career: Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 2002-2005
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law · J.D., 2001
- Ohio Wesleyan University · B.A., 1997
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/13762136Federal 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