1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eyes on the Courts Act of 2017 . 2. Media coverage in Federal appellate court proceedings (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Presiding judge The term presiding judge means the judge presiding over a proceeding in an appellate court of the United States. In proceedings in which more than one judge participates, the presiding judge shall be the senior active judge so participating or, in the case of a circuit court of appeals, the senior active circuit judge so participating, except that— (A) in en banc sittings of any United States circuit court of appeals, the presiding judge shall be the chief judge of the circuit whenever the chief judge participates; and (B) in en banc sittings of the Supreme Court of the United States, the presiding judge shall be the Chief Justice whenever the Chief Justice participates. (2) Appellate court of the United States The term appellate court of the United States means any United States circuit court of appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. (b) Media coverage of court proceedings (1) In general The presiding judge in a proceeding of an appellate court of the United States shall permit the photographing, electronic recording, audio-visual coverage, broadcasting, televising, or streaming in real time or near-real time on the Internet of that proceeding to or for the public, unless— (A) the presiding judge determines in writing, on the motion of any party to the proceeding or sua sponte, that allowing such photographing, recording, broadcasting, televising, or streaming would violate the due process rights of a party to the proceeding or is otherwise not in the interests of justice