Sarah Morgan Davenport at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
- Jurisdiction
- New Mexico · Federal
- Judicial service
- January 13, 2025–present
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
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Exhibits must be submitted in electronic format two weeks prior to trial. Parties should refer to the attached JERS Informational letter, along with the Attorney Guide to JERS for instructions on how to submit electronic exhibits to the Court. IV.Pretrial%20Instructions%20for%20Civil%20Cases_0.pdf ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/13761905Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.nmd.uscourts.gov/sites/nmd/files/Pretrial%20Instructions%20for%20Civil%20Cases_0.pdfJudge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureJudge 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