--- title: "Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-elizabeth-magnus-stinson" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana - State: Indiana - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, S.D. Indiana, 2010-present - Jane Elizabeth Magnus‐Stinson is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, having assumed senior status on July 1, 2024 - 2010–2024: U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, appointed by President Barack Obama on January 20, 2010, confirmed by the Senate by voice vote on June 7, 2010 - U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2007-2010 - Judge, Marion County Indiana Superior Court, 1995-2007 - 1995–2007: Judge on the Marion County Superior Court (Criminal Division), later serving as Associate Presiding Judge (2005–2006) ### Education - Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, graduating cum laude — J.D. (1983) - Butler University — B.A. (1979) ### Additional information - Adjunct faculty, Indiana University School of Law, 2000-present - executive assistant, 1991-present - Chief Judge: held the role of Chief Judge from November 23, 2016, to March 20, 2021 - She has been active in the Indianapolis Bar Association, serving as Chair of its Pro Bono Standing Committee (2005–2006) and in other leadership roles. - deputy chief of staff, 1994-1995 - Evan Bayh, Indiana, 1991-1995 - counsel, 1991-1995 - Adjunct faculty, Indiana University School of Law, 1988-1995 - Private practice, Indianapolis, IN, 1983-1990 - Born 1958 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. - Date of birth: 1958-01-01 - Office of Gov. - Judge Magnus‐Stinson has served on multiple committees, including the Defender Services Committee of the Judicial Conference of the U.S., the Seventh Circuit Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions Committee, and the Seventh Circuit Committee on Supervised Release. - Birth place: LaCrosse, WI ## 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.fjc.gov/node/1393226) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393226) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393226) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2013/jane-elizabeth-magnus-stinson/) - [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) - [Federal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges](https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/history/judges.csv) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2013/jane-elizabeth-magnus-stinson/) - [Wikidata: Jane Magnus-Stinson](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6152515) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-elizabeth-magnus-stinson", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-elizabeth-magnus-stinson", "name": "Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson | KnowJudges", "description": "Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. 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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-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. 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.