S. Kate Vaughan at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- Jurisdiction
- Washington · Federal
- Judicial service
- Active
S. Kate Vaughan
U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
Available research
AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · August 28, 2025
Myeesha Parker v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
- Court response
- Fine, Adverse Costs Order, Bar Referral
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office - Western District of Washington, from 2010
- Practitioner, Perkins Coie, through 2010
Judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court - Western District of Washington, from 2021-05-03
Education
- Univ. of Washington · J.D., 2005
- Univ. of Durham · B.A.
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 29, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=103Federal 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