Bruce Ward Bain at a glance
- Current role
- District Judge, Harris County 165th Civil District Court
- Court
- Texas 165th District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Bruce Ward Bain
District Judge, Harris County 165th Civil District Court · Texas 165th District Court
Available research
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
The courtroom provides laptop inputs, a document camera, a projector, attorney and witness displays, jury-box screens, annotation tools, and simultaneous video-and-exhibit presentation; material not yet admitted should not be displayed to the jury.
If a document is not yet in evidence, you can display the document at the Witness Stand and Attorneys' screens only; when the document is admitted into evidence, you can press "All" to display it to the jury.Operating Audio/Video Equipment ↗
Civil Remote Appearances
In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement.
Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2).Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗
Civil Recording And Broadcasting
Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings.
A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances:Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗
Sources
Harris County Civil District Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.justex.net/courts/civilTexas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfTexas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfOperating Audio/Video Equipment
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.justex.net/JustexAPI/api/Articles/CourtSectionByID/?CourtSectionTextID=251