Regina Marie Rodriguez at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado · Federal
- Judicial service
- July 1, 2021–present
Regina Marie Rodriguez
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Colorado, 1995-2002; deputy senior counsel to the associate attorney general (on detail), 1997-1998; deputy chief, Civil Division, 1998-1999; chief, Civil Division, 1999-2002
- Professional Career: Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1988-1994, 2002-2021
Education
- University of Colorado Law School · J.D., 1988
- University of Iowa · B.S., 1985
Personal record
Born 1963 · Gunnison
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
1 COURTROOM TECHNOLOGY MANUAL FOR ATTORNEYS BYRON G. ROGERS UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE Evidence Presentation Evidence presentation is available in all courtrooms. There are 22” high definition video monitors located at the bench, counsel tables, and witness stand.Microsoft Word - Rogers Courtroom Technology Manual ↗
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/10229116Microsoft Word - Rogers Courtroom Technology Manual
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.cod.uscourts.gov/Portals/0/Documents/AttInfo/Courtroom_Technology_Manual_Rogers.pdfFederal 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