Cory Ren Liu at a glance
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- District Judge, Travis County 250th Civil District Court
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Cory Ren Liu
District Judge, Travis County 250th Civil District Court · Texas 250th District Court
Available research
Courtroom rules and guidance
Powerpoint Video And Electronic Exhibits
Travis County courtrooms support PowerPoint, digitized exhibits, taped depositions, video evidence, document-camera material, and laptop presentations, but counsel must first obtain the judge's permission before routing a laptop presentation to the courtroom displays.
YOU MUST FIRST make sure the Judge is ok with you presenting. Then the Judge will have to unlock the video routing source button for you to use it.Travis County Attorney E-Courtroom Documentation ↗
Virtual Or Hybrid Proceedings
Virtual or hybrid hearings, trials, and witness appearances must be arranged in advance and approved by the court.
Any requests for hybrid or virtual options for hearings/trials/witnesses must be pre-arranged and approved by the Court.Travis County Attorney E-Courtroom Documentation ↗
Central Docket Assignment
Travis County uses a central civil docket. Unless a case is specially assigned, an available judge may hear a hearing or trial regardless of the district court in which the case was filed.
hearings and trials are assigned to available judges without regard to the court in which the case is filed.Travis County District Courts Local Rules ↗
Remote Proceedings
District-court hearings and trials are in person by default. A remote proceeding requires agreement of all parties or a good-cause finding, and arrangements must be made before the proceeding.
All hearings and trials (proceedings) will be in person unless (a) all parties agree ... or (b) a judge finds good cause to determine that a remote proceeding is appropriate.Travis County District Courts Local Rules ↗
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
Travis County 250th Civil District Court official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.traviscountytx.gov/courts/civil/district/250Texas 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.pdfTravis County Attorney E-Courtroom Documentation
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.traviscountytx.gov/images/courts/Docs/20230203-Attorney_E-Courtroom_Documentation_Final.pdfTravis County District Courts Local Rules
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.traviscountytx.gov/images/courts/Docs/20241120-Amended_LOCAL_RULES_as_of_Nov_15_2024.pdf