Michael Thomas Liburdi at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- Jurisdiction
- Arizona · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 5, 2019–present
Michael Thomas Liburdi
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · January 9, 2026
Pearl Gardner v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Litigation staff attorney, Federal Election Commission, 2008
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Ruth V. McGregor, Arizona Supreme Court, 2002-2003
- Professional Career: Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 2003-2008, 2008-2015, 2018-2019
- Professional Career: General counsel, Gov. Douglas A. Ducey, Arizona, 2015-2018
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, 2010-
Education
- Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
- Arizona State University · B.S., 1998
- Arizona State University College of Law (now Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law) · J.D., 2002
Personal record
Born 1977 · Scranton
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/6830641Federal 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