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Exemption Order Regarding Cellular Telephones For Jurors

E.D. Tex. Standing Order (John Love) · John Love

EXEMPTION ORDER RE CELLULAR TELEPHONES FOR JURORS In cases pending before the Honorable John D. Love, the persons that comprise the jury will be allowed to maintain possession of their cellular phones for the duration of the trial. The cellular phones must be either . turned off or be set to vibrate only. If the cellular phone rings, or is observed being used, i.e., texting, taking pictures, etc., during the course of the trial, the court security officer will confiscate the phone until the end of that day and that jurors’ privilege may be revoked. So ORDERED and SIGNED this 26th day of February, 2009. ___________________________________ JOHN D. LOVE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Official source: https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/judgeFiles/Phone_Exemption.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-22