Michael W. Mosman at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
- Jurisdiction
- Oregon · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 26, 2003–present
Michael W. Mosman
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon, 2001-2003
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Oregon, 1988-2001
- Private practice, Portland, OR, 1986-1988
- Law clerk, Hon. Lewis F. Powell, Supreme Court of the United States, 1985-1986
- Private practice, 1985-present
- Law clerk, Hon. Malcolm Wilkey, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1984-1985
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Oregon, 2003-present
Education
- Utah State University · B.S., 1981
- Brigham Young University–Idaho
- J. Reuben Clark Law School
Personal record
Born 1956 · Eugene, OR
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
. Evidence Presentation Systems (EPS): . Each courtroom is equipped with an EPS which may be used for presenting evidence in court proceedings.Technology Available in District Courtrooms ↗
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/1392006CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2332/michael-w-mosman/Technology Available in District Courtrooms
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ord.uscourts.gov/index.php/visitors/courtroom-technologyFederal 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