--- title: "Christine L. Stetson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christine-l-stetson-texas-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Christine L. Stetson U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas - State: Texas - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-29 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Texas (since August 31, 2021) - 2021–present: U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Texas - Visiting U.S. Magistrate Judge service in the Western District of Louisiana is documented in the March 31, 2026 CJRA report - U.S. Magistrate Judge at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, appointed May 11, 2021, in Beaumont to succeed Keith F. Giblin - Magistrate Judge Christine L. Stetson is a federal judge serving in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, assigned to the Beaumont and Lufkin divisions ### Education ### Additional information - Bickel Brewer1992–1993,Vial Hamilton1993–1999,Gardere1999–2000,Germer2000–2006,Bernsen2011–2021,EDTX magistrate2021. - SUNY Binghamton BA1989, Albany JD1992 - Judge Stetson’s official court page provides hearing schedules, standing orders, and procedural rules for attorneys and pro se parties, including requirements under Eastern District of Texas Local Rules CV‐3, CV‐5, and CV‐7 - Visiting Louisiana assignment remains supplied context; no proof of transfer. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=47) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=47) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=42) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christine-l-stetson-texas-us-magistrate) - [txed.uscourts.gov](https://txed.uscourts.gov/?q=judge/magistrate-judge-christine-stetson) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/panelist/christine-stetson/) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Christine_Stetson) - [www.texaswomenrainmakers.com](https://www.texaswomenrainmakers.com/federal-magistrate-judge-christine-stetson) - [benchpath.ai](https://benchpath.ai/judges/tx-christine-l-stetson) - [prabook.com](https://prabook.com/web/christine_l.stetson/2640846) - [www.bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/22473055) - [ezel.ai](https://ezel.ai/judges/txed/christine-l-stetson) - [citelaw.org](https://citelaw.org/law/judge/christine-stetson) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/panelist/christine-stetson/#content) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/panelist/christine-stetson/#) - [www.edtxbenchbarconference.com](https://www.edtxbenchbarconference.com/2026/register) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/?page_id=11953) - [www.edtxbenchbarconference.com](https://www.edtxbenchbarconference.com/) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/leadership/) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/contact/) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Gillam-Smith_20251030_120106.pdf) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/MCLE-Texas.pdf) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Course_174257587_QRCode.pdf) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UNIFORM-CERTIFICATE-OF-ATTENDANCE-2024-EDTX-Bench-Bar.pdf) - [edtxbenchbar.com](https://edtxbenchbar.com/2025-conference-downloads/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christine-l-stetson-texas-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christine-l-stetson-texas-us-magistrate", "name": "Christine L. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.