Susan Kim DeClercq at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 9, 2023–present
Susan Kim DeClercq
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · April 22, 2026
Alishia Monique Jones v. Ahmed Taylor, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 2004-2022; Defensive Litigation Unit, 2004-2010; Civil Rights Unit, 2010-2022; chief, Civil Rights Unit, 2014-2022; chief, Civil Division, 2022
- Professional Career: Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2001-2004
- Professional Career: Director and counsel, special investigations, Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Michigan, 2022-2023
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Avern L. Cohn, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1999-2001
Education
- Wayne State University Law School · J.D., 1999
- University of Michigan · B.A., 1995
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/13761066Federal 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