Travis Randall McDonough at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- Jurisdiction
- Tennessee · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 10, 2015–present
Travis Randall McDonough
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · April 28, 2026
Pate v. CMG Mortgage, Inc., et al.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Chief of staff and counselor to Mayor Andy Berke, Chattanooga, TN, 2013-2015
- Private practice, Chattanooga, TN, 1997-2013
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, E.D. Tennessee, 2015-present
Education
- Sewanee-The University of the South · B.A., 1994
- Vanderbilt University · J.D., 1997
Personal record
Born 1972 · Chattanooga, TN
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
Judge-specific source
All exhibits that can be put into electronic form must be in electronic form. The jurors will not receive physical copies of any exhibits which can exist in electronic form, but instead will view them on an electronic evidence display system in the jury room. The Court does not provide the jury copies of depositions…Travis R. McDonough, Chief United States District Judge | Eastern District of Tennessee | 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/1394821CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8601/travis-randall-mcdonough/Travis R. McDonough, Chief United States District Judge | Eastern District of Tennessee | United States District Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 24, 2026
https://www.tned.uscourts.gov/content/travis-r-mcdonough-chief-united-states-district-judgeFederal 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