Active Trial judge
Texas County Court at Law No. 1
Texas · Collin
Overview
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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.
Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.
Presentation rules
Collin County Courts at Law publish no separate local rules and direct litigants to follow the local rules used by the District Clerk's Office.
County Court at Law does not have any specific local rule. We follow the local rules of the District Clerk's Office.
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
A filing prepared with artificial intelligence must disclose that AI was used and certify that every citation to law or the record was verified and is accurate.
the party MUST, in a clear and concise factual statement, disclose that AI was used in the preparation of the filing and CERTIFY that each and every citation to the law, or the record in the filed document, has been verified and is accurate
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
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).
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
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:
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.
Published opinion footprint
This does not mean the judge has no published opinions or no caseload. KYJ will only show opinion counts after transparent, source-linked CourtListener matching is available.
Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.collincountytx.gov/courts/county-courts-at-lawCourtroom-specific · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.collincountytx.gov/courts/county-courts-at-lawStatewide · PDF · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfStatewide · PDF · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfCourtwide · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.collincountytx.gov/county-clerk/county-court-at-law-clerks/FAQCourtwide · PDF · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.collincountytx.gov/docs/default-source/county-courts-at-law/documents/ccl-standing-order-no3-use-of-artificial-intelligence-for-any-court-filing.pdf?sfvrsn=e8a5878e_8Change history
Identity imported from Collin County Courts at Law roster. 4 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.