Susan Paradise Baxter at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania · Federal
- Judicial service
- September 10, 2018–present
Susan Paradise Baxter
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Court solicitor, Court of Common Pleas of Erie County [Pennsylvania], 1994-present
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1983-1992
- Teacher, Wallingford, PA, 1978-1981
Judicial service
- Magistrate, District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania, 1995-2018
- Chief Magistrate, District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania, 2005-2009
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania, 2018-present
Education
- Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · B.S., 1978
- Temple University · M.Ed., 1980
- Temple University Beasley School of Law
- Pennsylvania State University
Personal record
Born 1956 · Latrobe, PA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Presentation Procedure
Judge-specific source
12 Counsel shall obtain the Court’s approval in advance for use of any demonstrative aid/s during opening statements. Demonstrative aids are permitted during trial absent a sustained objection. 15.Baxter_PP_2019.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/5153456CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8544/susan-paradise-baxter/Baxter_PP_2019.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/sites/pawd/files/Baxter_PP_2019.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