--- title: "John D. Love | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-d-love-texas-us-magistrate" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # John D. Love 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 - Sworn in as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Texas on January 3, 2006, and he began his third term on January 3, 2022 - Chief Staff Attorney, U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Texas, 2002–2006-01 - Prior to his judicial appointment, he practiced civil trial law in San Antonio and held the role of Chief Staff Attorney to U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis starting in 2002. - Chief Staff Attorney, Texas Court of Appeals - Twelfth District, 1999–2002 - Law school in 1995 before beginning his practice in civil litigation. - He also held the position of Chief Staff Attorney with the Twelfth Court of Appeals in Tyler, Texas ### Education - St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio — J.D. ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, E.D. Texas, 2006-present - Also the co-author of "Complex Patent Cases: Observations from the Bench", published in the Spring 2010 edition of the Southern Methodist University Science and Technology Law Review. - Practitioner, 1995–2002, San Antonio, TX - J.D. — St. Mary's Univ. — 1995 - B.S — Texas A&M Univ. — 1992 - Date of birth: 1969 - Guest Lecturer, Univ. of Texas at Tyler - Guest Lecturer, Tyler Junior College - Judicial Intern, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - Judge Love has been an active participant in federal practice and intellectual property seminars, often serving as a panelist. - Judge Love has issued recommendations and rulings on a variety of cases, including insurance disputes and patent-related matters. - Judge Love graduated cum laude from Texas A&M University - For example, he has addressed motions to dismiss in cases involving breach of contract, bad faith, and Texas Insurance Code claims, providing detailed guidance on which claims could proceed and which were subject to dismissal. - He has also handled procedural matters such as expedited discovery requests and pre-suit damages in patent cases, demonstrating his involvement in complex litigation management. - Birth place: Aberdeen, MD ## 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=47) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9561/john-d-love/) - [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/9561/john-d-love/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: John D. Love](https://legaldatalab.law.virginia.edu/brmag-judges/brmag-judges.json) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9561/john-d-love/) - [BR/MAG Judge Database: John D. Love](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/john-d-love-texas-us-magistrate", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-d-love-texas-us-magistrate", "name": "John D. Love | KnowJudges", "description": "John D. Love, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. 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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.