Timothy Seymour Black at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- Jurisdiction
- Ohio · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 13, 2010–present
Timothy Seymour Black
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 2004-2010
- Judge, Hamilton County Ohio Municipal Court, 1994-2004
- Private practice, Cincinnati, OH, 1982-1993
- Faculty, The Seven Hills Schools, Cincinnati, OH, 1978-1982
- Faculty, Roxbury Latin School, West Roxbury, MA, 1975-1977
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Ohio, 2010-present
Education
- Harvard University · A.B., 1975
- Salmon P. Chase College of Law · J.D., 1983
Personal record
Born 1953 · Brookline, MA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Courtwide presentation-related guidance applies to this judge.
Courtroom Technology . The Court provides evidence presentation equipment to any member of the bar practicing within the Southern District of Ohio. This system displays evidence throughout the courtroom on monitors located on the judge’s bench, clerk’s desk, law clerk’s desk, witness stand, attorney lectern, jury box and counsel table.Courtroom Technology | Southern District of Ohio | United States District Court ↗
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/1393131CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/292/timothy-seymour-black/Courtroom Technology | Southern District of Ohio | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/courtroom-technologyFederal 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-courtsFederal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Identity source · TEXT · checked September 8, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/history/judges.csv