Susan Ritchie Bolton at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- Jurisdiction
- Arizona · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 13, 2000–present
Susan Ritchie Bolton
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Arizona Superior Court, Maricopa County, 1989-2000
- Private practice, Phoenix, AZ, 1977-1989
- Law clerk, Hon. Laurance T. Wren, Arizona Court of Appeals, 1975-1977
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Arizona, 2000-present
Education
- University of Iowa · B.A., 1973
- University of Iowa College of Law
Personal record
Born 1951 · Philadelphia, PA
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/1391256CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/322/susan-ritchie-bolton/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