--- title: "Jodi F. Jayne | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jodi-f-jayne-oklahoma-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Jodi F. Jayne U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma - State: Oklahoma - 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 - Magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, having been appointed by the court’s judges on September 8, 2017 - Career Law Clerk, U.S. District Court - Northern District of Oklahoma, 2005–2017-07 (to Terence Kern) - Law Clerk, U.S. District Court - Northern District of Oklahoma, 2002–2003 (to Sven Holmes) - She also spent a significant portion of her career as a law clerk for the Northern District of Oklahoma, serving as a senior law clerk to Judge Terence Kern and a term law clerk for Judge Sven Holmes ### Education - She then completed her J.D. at the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2002, graduating summa cum laude, serving as Editor-in-Chief of the Oklahoma Law Review, and receiving the James C. Comfort Scholar distinction. - Westminster College — B.A. (1999) - Bachelor’s degree from Westminster College, graduating summa cum laude and recognized as a Churchill Scholar. ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, N.D. Oklahoma, 2017-present - J.D. — Univ. of Oklahoma — 2002 - focusing on civil litigation matters. - Beyond her judicial duties, Judge Jayne is actively involved in civics and education outreach programs, teaching local students about civility and the judicial process through courtroom experiences. - Her academic achievements reflect a strong foundation in legal scholarship and leadership ## 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=112) - [Official roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=112) - [U.S. Courts judicial profile or roster](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/cjra_na_0331.2026.pdf#page=112) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9483/jodi-f-jayne/) - [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/9483/jodi-f-jayne/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Jodi F. Jayne](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9483/jodi-f-jayne/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: Jodi F. Jayne](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jodi-f-jayne-oklahoma-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jodi-f-jayne-oklahoma-us-magistrate", "name": "Jodi F. Jayne | KnowJudges", "description": "Jodi F. Jayne, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. 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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.