Pamela Ann Barker at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 18, 2019–present
Pamela Ann Barker
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases2 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules2 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · October 30, 2025
Safe Choice, LLC v. City of Cleveland
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction; Referral to the Bar; Order to serve decision on clinet;
AI-related ruling · September 22, 2025
Vision Management Group v. Constant Aviation
- Court response
- Warning, arguments disregarded
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Cuyahoga County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 2011-2019
- Claims counsel, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Woodland Hills, CA, 2010-2011
- Claims litigation manager, Bristol West Insurance Group, Independence, OH, 2006-2010
- Magistrate, City of Brecksville, OH, 2000-2011
- Private practice, Cleveland, OH, 2000-2006
- Private practice, Brecksville, OH, 1996-2006
- in-house counsel, 1994-1996
- Progressive Insurance Company, Mayfield Village, OH, 1994-1996
- Private practice, Brecksville, OH, 1990-1994
- in-house counsel, 1988-1990
- claims attorney, 1986-1988
- claims adjuster, 1985-1986
- Progressive Insurance Company, Mayfield Village, OH, 1985-1990
- Private practice, Cleveland, OH, 1983-1985
- Adjunct faculty, Cleveland State University, 1983-present
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Ohio, 2019-present
Education
- Kenyon College · B.A., 1979
- Ohio State University-Main Campus · J.D., 1982
- Moritz College of Law
Personal record
Born 1957 · Cleveland, OH
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/6594531CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8542/pamela-ann-barker/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