Susan Richard Nelson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- Jurisdiction
- Minnesota · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 21, 2010–present
Susan Richard Nelson
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 2000-2010
- Private practice, Minneapolis, MN, 1984-2000
- Private practice, New Haven, CT, 1980-1983
- Private practice, Pittsburgh, PA, 1978-1980
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Minnesota, 2010-present
Education
- Oberlin College · B.A., 1974
- University of Pittsburgh
Personal record
Born 1952 · Buffalo, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Our goal is to provide systems that are sophisticated, user-friendly and flexible. This document will provide a basic overview of the courtroom technology systems. Courtroom Technology Training and Testing Courtroom technology training and testing is available to ensure that your technology will properly function with the courtroom technology.Courtroom Technology - Minneapolis Courtrooms 12W and 15 ↗
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Our goal is to provide systems that are sophisticated, user-friendly and flexible. This document will provide a basic overview of the courtroom technology systems. Courtroom Technology Training and Testing Courtroom technology training and testing is available to ensure that your technology will properly function with the courtroom technology.Courtroom Technology - St. Paul Courtrooms 7A, 7B, 7D, and 3B ↗
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Our goal is to provide systems that are sophisticated, user-friendly and flexible. This document will provide a basic overview of the courtroom technology systems. Courtroom Technology Training and Testing Courtroom technology training and testing is available to ensure that your technology will properly function with the courtroom technology.Courtroom Technology - St. Paul Courtroom 7C ↗
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/1393531CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2389/susan-richard-nelson/Courtroom Technology - Minneapolis Courtrooms 12W and 15
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/sites/mnd/files/Tech_Manual_Mpls12W_15_0.pdfCourtroom Technology - St. Paul Courtrooms 7A, 7B, 7D, and 3B
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/sites/mnd/files/Tech_Manual_StP7ABD3B_0.pdfCourtroom Technology - St. Paul Courtroom 7C
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.mnd.uscourts.gov/sites/mnd/files/Tech_Manual_StP7C_0.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