Tanya Walton Pratt at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 15, 2010–present
Tanya Walton Pratt
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
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Biography
Professional career
- Probate Division, 2009-2010
- Criminal Division, 1997-2008
- Judge, Marion County Indiana Superior Court, 1997-2010
- Private practice, Indianapolis, IN, 1984-1996
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Indiana, 2010-present
Education
- Spelman College · B.A., 1981
- Howard University School of Law
Personal record
Born 1959 · Indianapolis, IN
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
Certain audio-visual equipment may be made available to Counsel for use in the courtroom during trial. If Counsel wish to use the Video Evidence Presentation System owned by the Southern District of Indiana, Counsel should contact the Courtroom Deputy at least three weeks prior to the start of the trial. Any equipment Counsel wishes to…TWP%20Courtroom%20Procedures%20and%20Trial%20Practice.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/1393246CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2617/tanya-walton-pratt/TWP%20Courtroom%20Procedures%20and%20Trial%20Practice.pdf
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.insd.uscourts.gov/sites/insd/files/TWP%20Courtroom%20Procedures%20and%20Trial%20Practice.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