--- title: "Jane J. Boyle | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-j-boyle" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # Jane J. Boyle U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas - State: Texas - 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, N.D. Texas, 2004-present - U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 2002-2004 - Boyle held the role of a United States magistrate judge for the Northern District of Texas from 1990 to 2002, after which she was appointed United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas until her federal judicial appointment in 2004. - U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1990-2002 - Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Texas, 1987-1990 - She then became an assistant United States attorney for the Northern District of Texas from 1987 to 1990 - Chief felony prosecutor, Dallas County, TX, 1985-1987 - Began her legal career as a misdemeanor and felony prosecutor in the Dallas County District Attorney's Office from 1981 to 1985, later serving as chief felony prosecutor until 1987 - Misdemeanor and felony prosecutor, Dallas County, TX, 1981-1985 ### Education - Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law in — J.D. (1981) - B.S. — The University of Texas at Austin — 1977 ### Additional information - The Senate confirmed her nomination by a 99–0 vote on June 17, 2004, and she received her commission on June 29, 2004. - On November 24, 2003, she was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat vacated by Judge Jerry Buchmeyer. - Jane Ellen Jackson Boyle was born on December 15, 1954, in Sharon, Pennsylvania. - Date of birth: 1954-01-01 - As a senior judge, Boyle follows the Northern District’s Local Civil and Criminal Rules and issues specific orders for each case, including scheduling, discovery deadlines, and procedural requirements. - She has a history of managing cases efficiently, including conducting Rule 16 and Rule 26(f) conferences when necessary, issuing status report and scheduling orders, and overseeing formal discovery processes. - Her chambers are located in the Northern District of Texas, and she continues to hear cases while on senior status. - Boyle’s career reflects extensive experience in both prosecution and federal judicial service, making her a prominent figure in the Northern District of Texas judiciary. - Birth place: Sharon, PA ## 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/1392171) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392171) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392171) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/352/jane-j-boyle/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/352/jane-j-boyle/) - [Wikidata: Jane J. Boyle](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6152411) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-j-boyle", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-j-boyle", "name": "Jane J. Boyle | KnowJudges", "description": "Jane J. Boyle, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-09", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-j-boyle#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-j-boyle#judge", "name": "Jane J. 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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.