Rachel Peter Kovner at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 17, 2019–present
Rachel Peter Kovner
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · May 13, 2025
Ramirez v. Humala
- Court response
- Monetary sanction jointly imposed on counsel and firm; order to inform client
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 2009-2013
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2006-2007
- Professional Career: Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2013-2019
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 2007-2008
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. New York, 2019-present
Education
- Harvard University · cum laude, 2001
- Stanford Law School · J.D., 2006
Personal record
Born September 29, 1979 · New York, NY
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/7223861CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14462/rachel-peter-kovner/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