Shalina Deborah Kumar at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 21, 2021–present
Shalina Deborah Kumar
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases2 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules2 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · March 21, 2025
Loyer v. Wayne County Michigan
- Court response
- Plaintiff's counsel ordered to attend an ethics seminar
AI-related ruling · September 11, 2023
Ruggierlo et al. v. Lancaster
- Court response
- No sanction; Formal Judicial Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Southfield, Michigan, 1998, 2000-2007
- Professional Career: Private practice, Troy, Michigan, 1999
Judicial service
- Professional Career: Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 2007-2021
Education
- University of Michigan-Dearborn · B.A., 1993
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Law · J.D., 1996
Personal record
Born 1971 · Royal Oak
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 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/11226141Federal 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