Samantha Dowd Elliott at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- Jurisdiction
- New Hampshire · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 21, 2021–present
Samantha Dowd Elliott
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Concord, New Hampshire, 2006-2021
Judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire; Presidential appointment with Senate confirmation; appointing authority: Joseph R. Biden; from 2021-12-21
Education
- Columbia Law School · J.D., 2006
- Colgate University · B.A., 1997
Personal record
Born 1975 · Orange
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Jury Evidence Recording System (JERS) . Provides information on courtroom technology that allows deliberating jurors to view exhibits electronically. .Courtroom Technology | District of New Hampshire | United States District Court ↗
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/11201341Courtroom Technology | District of New Hampshire | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.nhd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologyFederal 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