Jodi F. Jayne
How Judge Jayne rules, drawn from 17 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Jayne
Jodi F. Jayne is a United States magistrate judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma. She joined the court in September 2017 after serving as a law clerk and practicing civil litigation in Tulsa. She earned her law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where she served as editor in chief of the Oklahoma Law Review.
Judge Jayne's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Jayne, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
Trial
When supplemental voir dire is allowed, each side has 15 minutes unless the court grants more time beforehand.
“Each side is limited to 15 minutes unless additional time is approved prior to trial.”
Trial
Clear unobtrusive computer use with the courtroom deputy before trial morning.
“Computers may be used by counsel, as long as such use is unobtrusive and is cleared through the courtroom deputy prior to the morning of trial.”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
How Judge Jayne decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
On a step-two severity challenge, the judge treats an ALJ's failure to separately evaluate every alleged impairment as harmless as long as the ALJ found at least one severe impairment and proceeded through the full five-step analysis, but she distinguishes that from a later, independently reversible failure to account for the omitted impairments in the residual-functional-capacity finding.
“Since the ALJ found Plaintiff had at least one severe impairment and proceeded to the subsequent steps of his analysis, any failure in identifying additional medically determinable impairments at step two does not constitute reversible error.”
In one disability appeal, Jayne affirmed a light-work assessment because the administrative law judge linked the limitations to treatment records and examination findings rather than relying on a missing medical opinion.
“The ALJ’s RFC determination meets these narrative requirements.”
Procedural preferences
In Janet K. C. v. Kijakazi, she reversed and remanded because the administrative law judge did not explain the effects of non severe impairments in the residual functional capacity analysis, a gap made material by the absence of a physical consultative examination.
“A clear and specific analysis of what, if any, impact Plaintiff's non-severe physical impairments had on the RFC was particularly important in this case, because there is no physical consultative examination in the record and the medical expert testified that some exertional limitations were 'likely' present.”
In a remanded appeal involving prescribed nebulizer treatments, she required analysis of how the treatments might interrupt a normal workday; environmental restrictions alone did not address that issue.
“the ALJ imposed environmental RFC restrictions but did not consider the work-related implications of Plaintiff’s nebulizer use.”
In a separate remand, she required the administrative law judge to address medical records that conflicted with the stated functional capacity after bilateral arm injuries.
“there were medical records contradicting the RFC that the ALJ failed to address or reconcile.”
Cautions
She rejected an after-the-fact argument that a restriction against repetitive hand use was compatible with frequent manipulation where the administrative decision never defined repetitive.
“There is nothing in the ALJ’s decision or the hearing record to indicate what the ALJ understood the word ‘repetitive’ to mean.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For the reasons explained below, the Court AFFIRMS the Commissioner's decision denying benefits.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Commissioner's decision finding Plaintiff not disabled is REVERSED and REMANDED for proceedings consistent with this Opinion and Order.”
“For reasons explained below, the Court affirms the Commissioner's decision denying benefits.”
“For reasons explained below, the Court REVERSES and REMANDS the Commissioner’s decision denying benefits.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Commissioner’s decision finding Plaintiff not disabled is REVERSED and REMANDED for proceedings consistent with this Opinion and Order.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Commissioner’s decision finding Plaintiff not disabled is REVERSED and REMANDED for proceedings consistent with this Opinion and Order.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Commissioner’s decision finding Plaintiff not disabled is REVERSED and REMANDED for proceedings consistent with this Opinion and Order.”
“For reasons explained below, the Court affirms the Commissioner’s decision denying benefits.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Commissioner’s decision finding Plaintiff not disabled is AFFIRMED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Commissioner’s decision finding Plaintiff not disabled is AFFIRMED.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Commissioner’s decision finding Plaintiff not disabled is REVERSED and REMANDED for proceedings consistent with this Opinion and Order.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Commissioner’s decision finding Plaintiff not disabled is REVERSED and REMANDED for proceedings consistent with this Opinion and Order.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Jayne's consent docket is dominated by Social Security disability appeals. She also handles recommendations, discovery disputes, and settlement conferences in district judges' civil-rights, prisoner, and criminal cases. The classified outcomes here are limited to dispositive rulings she signed in consent matters.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, not for Judge Jayne: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 525 | 7 months |
| Closed with no court action | 112 | 5.5 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 401 | 7.3 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 9 | not reported |
| Closed during trial | 3 | not reported |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 525 | 7 months |
| Sep 2024 | 491 | 7.5 months |
| Sep 2023 | 487 | 9.4 months |
| Sep 2022 | 526 | 13.4 months |
| Sep 2021 | 481 | 11.3 months |
| Sep 2020 | 563 | 10.8 months |
| Sep 2019 | 544 | 9.8 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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