Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- Jurisdiction
- Indiana · Federal
- Judicial service
- June 9, 2010–present
Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2007-2010
- Adjunct faculty, Indiana University School of Law, 2000-present
- Judge, Marion County Indiana Superior Court, 1995-2007
- deputy chief of staff, 1994-1995
- counsel, 1991-1995
- executive assistant, 1991-present
- Office of Gov. Evan Bayh, Indiana, 1991-1995
- Adjunct faculty, Indiana University School of Law, 1988-1995
- Private practice, Indianapolis, IN, 1983-1990
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Indiana, 2010-present
Education
- Butler University · B.A., 1979
- Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law · J.D., 1983
Personal record
Born 1958 · LaCrosse, WI
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/1393226CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2013/jane-elizabeth-magnus-stinson/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-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