Steven Paul Logan at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- Jurisdiction
- Arizona · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 16, 2014–present
Steven Paul Logan
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
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Biography
Professional career
- <Br>Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, September 19, 2013-present
- ���Military court of appeals judge, Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, Washington, D.C., 2013-present
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2012-2014
- ���Staff judge advocate, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, CA, 2012-2013
- ���Staff judge advocate, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, NE, 2012-present
- Immigration judge, Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice, 2010-2012
- white collar public corruption chief, 2008-2009
- ���Senior legal mentor to the Afghanistan National Army, Afghanistan, 2008-2009
- ���Liaison officer to the Al Anbar, Iraq Provincial Chief Judge, Iraq, 2007-2008
- ���Military judge, Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary, 2005-present
- ���Senior defense counsel, Iraq, 2004-present
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 2001-2010
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Minnesota, 1999-2001
- ���Member, Trial Advovacy Team, 1999-2004
- U.S. Marine Corps Reserve colonel, 1999-present
- chief prosecutor, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, 1996-1999
- chief civil law attorney, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, 1996-present
- U.S. Marine Corps captain, 1992-1999
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Arizona, 2014-present
Education
- University of Louisville · B.S., 1988
- National University · M.A., 1997
Personal record
Born 1965 · Tacoma, WA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona Portable Electronic Video Presentation Systems in Magistrate Courtrooms Phoenix Courtroom 302, 303, 304 and 305 Tucson Courtroom 3A, 3B, 3C, 5E, 5F, 6E and 6F Plan Ahead to Use the Equipment Contact the Courtroom Clerk 25-30 days before your trial or hearing to schedule a courtroom technology review and…AV_Mag_Judge_Courtrooms_-_PHX_and_TUC.pdf ↗
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona Electronic Video Presentation Systems in Evidentiary/Trial Courtrooms Phoenix 4th floor, 5th floor, 6th floor and Special Proceedings Courtrooms Tucson 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 6A, 6B, 6D and Special Proceedings Courtrooms Flagstaff Courtroom and Yuma Courtroom 1 Plan Ahead to Use the Equipment Contact the Courtroom Clerk 25-30 days before…AV_Evidentiary_and_Trial_Courtrooms_-_All_Locations.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/1394501CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1957/steven-paul-logan/AV_Mag_Judge_Courtrooms_-_PHX_and_TUC.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.azd.uscourts.gov/sites/azd/files/judge-orders/AV_Mag_Judge_Courtrooms_-_PHX_and_TUC.pdfAV_Evidentiary_and_Trial_Courtrooms_-_All_Locations.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.azd.uscourts.gov/sites/azd/files/judge-orders/AV_Evidentiary_and_Trial_Courtrooms_-_All_Locations.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