--- title: "John L. Kane Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-l-kane-jr" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-09" --- # John L. Kane Jr. U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado - State: Colorado - 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 - Adjunct professor, Colorado School of Law, 1996-present - Miller distinguished visiting professor of law, 1990-1996 - Faculty, University of Denver College of Law, 1978-1988, 1990-1996; adjunct professor, 1978-1988 - Judge, District Court, D. Colorado, 1977-1988 - Public defender, Adams County, Brighton, CO, 1965-1967 - Public defender, Adams County, Brighton, Colorado, 1965-1967 - Deputy district attorney, Seventeenth Judicial District, CO, 1961-1963 - Deputy district attorney, Seventeenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1961-1963 - Law clerk, Seventeenth Judicial District, CO, 1960-1961 - Law clerk, Seventeenth Judicial District, Colorado, 1960-1961 ### Education - University of Denver College of Law (now Sturm College of Law) — J.D. (1960) - University of Colorado Boulder — B.A. (1958) ### Additional information - Visiting lecturer in law, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1989-present - Private practice, Denver, CO, 1964-present - Private practice, Denver, CO, 1970-1977 - Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1964, 1970-1977 - Instructor, Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO, 1973-1974 - Instructor, Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado, 1973-1974 - Country representative, Peace Corps, Turkey, 1968-1969 - Deputy director, Peace Corps, eastern region of India, Calcutta, India, 1967-1968 - Private practice, Brighton, CO, 1961-1963 - Private practice, Brighton, Colorado, 1961-1963 - Date of birth: 1937-01-01 - Birth place: Tucumcari, NM ## 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/1383051) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383051) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383051) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1698/john-l-kane-jr/) - [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/1698/john-l-kane-jr/) - [Judge John L. Kane Jr.](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1383051) - [Wikidata: John L. Kane Jr.](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6243614) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-l-kane-jr", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-l-kane-jr", "name": "John L. Kane Jr. | KnowJudges", "description": "John L. Kane Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. 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/john-l-kane-jr#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-l-kane-jr#judge", "name": "John L. 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Kane Jr.", "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-l-kane-jr" } ] } ] } ``` ## Federal civil docket activity Dataset updated through 2026-06-30. | Period | Assigned cases | Terminated cases | Median disposition (months) | Median sample | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 1y | 21 | 2 | Not available | 2 | | 2y | 49 | 10 | 3.1 | 10 | | 5y | 106 | 56 | 6.1 | 56 | | 10y | 330 | 264 | 11.5 | 264 | Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/ ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-651872d6e45e0d82319ecccc) — Civil actions in United States District Courts; Rule 81 exceptions apply. 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.