Monti L. Belot at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- Jurisdiction
- Kansas · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 25, 1991–present
Monti L. Belot
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Kansas City, Kansas, 1976-1983
- Professional Career: Private practice, Coffeyville, Kansas, 1983-1991
- Private practice, Coffeyville, KS, 1983-1991
- Private practice, Kansas City, KS, 1976-1983
- Special assistant to U.S. attorney, District of Kansas, 1976-1978
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Kansas, 1973-1976
- Law clerk, Hon. Wesley E. Brown, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1971-1973
- U.S. Naval Reserve legal officer, JAG Corps, 1968-1971
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Kansas, 1991-2008
Education
- University of Kansas · B.A., 1965
- University of Kansas School of Law · J.D., 1968
Personal record
Born 1943 · Kansas City, MO
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Attorney Lectern/Attorney Tables . HDMI and VGA connections are available in most courtrooms, for connecting electronic devices to display evidence. Participants will need to bring adapters.Courtroom Technology | District of Kansas | United States District Court ↗
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/1377726CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/245/monti-l-belot/Courtroom Technology | District of Kansas | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ksd.uscourts.gov/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