Thomas Francis Hogan at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Jurisdiction
- District of Columbia · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 20, 1982–present
Thomas Francis Hogan
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2001-2008
- Professional Career: Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1996-2000, 2011-2013
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. William B. Jones, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1966-1967
- Professional Career: Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 2011-2013
- Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, 2011-2013
- Adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1986-1992
- Private practice, Chevy Chase, Maryland and Washington, D.C., 1981-1982
- Assistant professor, Potomac School of Law, 1977-1979
- Private practice, Rockville, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., 1968-1981
- Counsel, Federal Commission on Reform of Federal Criminal Laws, 1967-1968
- Law clerk, Hon. William B. Jones, U.S. District Court, DC, 1966-1967
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, District of Columbia, 1982-2008
- judge
Education
- George Washington University
- Georgetown University
- Georgetown University Law Center · J.D., 1966
- Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) · A.B., 1960
Personal record
Born 1938 · Washington, DC
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/1382271CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1484/thomas-francis-hogan/Federal 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