John L. Kane Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 16, 1977–present
John L. Kane Jr.
Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1964, 1970-1977
- Professional Career: Instructor, Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado, 1973-1974
- Professional Career: Visiting lecturer in law, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1989
- Professional Career: Public defender, Adams County, Brighton, Colorado, 1965-1967
- Professional Career: Deputy district attorney, Seventeenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1961-1963
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Seventeenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1960-1961
- Professional Career: Faculty, University of Denver College of Law, 1978-1988, 1990-1996; adjunct professor, 1978-1988; Miller distinguished visiting professor of law, 1990-1996
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, Colorado School of Law, 1996-
- Professional Career: Private practice, Brighton, Colorado, 1961-1963
- Adjunct professor, Colorado School of Law, 1996-present
- Miller distinguished visiting professor of law, 1990-1996
- Faculty, University of Denver College of Law, 1990-1996
- Visiting lecturer in law, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1989-present
- adjunct professor, 1978-1988
- Faculty, University of Denver College of Law, 1978-1988
- Instructor, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO, 1973-1974
- Private practice, Denver, CO, 1970-1977
- Country representative, Peace Corps, Turkey, 1968-1969
- Deputy director, Peace Corps, eastern region of India, Calcutta, India, 1967-1968
- Public defender, Adams County, Brighton, CO, 1965-1967
- Private practice, Denver, CO, 1964-present
- Deputy district attorney, Seventeenth Judicial District, CO, 1961-1963
- Private practice, Brighton, CO, 1961-1963
- Law clerk, Seventeenth Judicial District, CO, 1960-1961
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. Colorado, 1977-1988
Education
- University of Colorado Boulder · B.A., 1958
- University of Colorado · B.A., 1958
- Sturm College of Law
- University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law) · J.D., 1960
Personal record
Born 1937 · Tucumcari, NM
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/1383051CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1698/john-l-kane-jr/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