Carmen Symes Dusek at a glance
- Current role
- District Judge
- Court
- Texas 51st District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Carmen Symes Dusek
District Judge · Texas 51st District Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Senior Counsel/Partner, Jackson Walker, LLP, 2017-present
- Partner, Symes Dusek, LLP, TX, 2000-2017
- Practitioner, Jackson Walker, LLP, Austin, TX, 1997-2000
Judicial service
- Briefing Attorney to Justice Marilyn Aboussie, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin), Austin, TX, 1996-1997
- Presiding Judge, Texas 391st Judicial District Court, 2017-2020
- Presiding Judge, Texas 51st Judicial District Court, TX, 2018-2020
Education
- Texas Tech University · BA, 1992
Courtroom rules and guidance
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
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspxCourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15609/carmen-symes-dusek/Texas 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.pdf