Ronnie Abrams at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 23, 2012–present
Ronnie Abrams
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · July 31, 2026
Fernando Justino Santana v. Shook Hardy & Bacon, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Lecturer-in-law, Columbia University School of Law, 2008-present
- Private practice, New York City, 2008-2012
- deputy chief, Criminal Division, 2007-2008
- chief, General Crimes Unit, 2005-2007
- acting chief, General Crimes Unit, 2004-2005
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1998-2008
- Private practice, New York City, 1994-1998
- Law clerk, Hon. Thomas P. Griesa, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1993-1994
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. New York, 2012-present
- United States federal judge
Education
- Cornell University · B.A., 1990
- Yale University · J.D., 1993
Personal record
Born 1968 · New York, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Electronic Devices
Judge Abrams requires a prior court order for computers, printers, or other non-personal electronic equipment, with a request at least ten business days before trial or hearing.
Specific authorization is required by prior Court Order. Any party seeking to bring such equipment into the Courthouse shall submit an Electronic Device Order ... to Chambers at least 10 business days in advance of the relevant trial or hearing.Judge Abrams's Individual Rules of Practice in Civil Cases ↗
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/1393931CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/45/ronnie-abrams/Judge Abrams's Individual Rules of Practice in Civil Cases
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/practice_documents/RA%20Abrams%20Individual%20Rules%20of%20Practice%20in%20Civil%20Cases%20-%202025.04.17.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