Staci Michelle Yandle at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 19, 2014–present
Staci Michelle Yandle
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Private practice, O'Fallon, IL, 2007-2014
- Private practice, East St. Louis, IL, 1987-2007
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Illinois, 2014-present
Education
- Vanderbilt University · J.D., 1987
- University of Illinois System
Personal record
Born 1961 · Centreville, IL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
Give each photograph a separate exhibit number; • Do not assume that the Court will allow any exhibits to be passed among jurors. Publication will be handled by evidence presentation technology or by use of juror notebooks. The parties are encouraged to assemble exhibit books for witnesses to view while being examined and for the…Yandle.pdf ↗
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/1394571CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3576/staci-michelle-yandle/Yandle.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ilsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ilsd/files/Yandle.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