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Judge directoryDaphne Marie Wheeler

Active Trial judge

Daphne Marie Wheeler

Texas Countywide

Texas · Roberts

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01

Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
Justice of the Peace
Service status
Active
Court level
Trial
Jurisdiction
State
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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

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.

03

Presentation rules

What the public sources say

StatewideExplicit
Justice Court Civil Proceeding

Allowed with notice

In justice-court civil proceedings, the judge may allow or require electronic participation after considering case, evidence, access, and party factors; written notice must include joining and evidence-submission instructions.

Page
Official PDF
Section
Rule 500.9(a)-(e); justice courts only; current July 1, 2026 compilation
Effective
July 1, 2026
Last checked
July 26, 2026
Verification
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A judge may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Article 45a 258 Or 45a 259 Hearing

Leave required

For the specific fine-and-cost hearings governed by Articles 45A.258 and 45A.259, a justice or municipal judge may allow a defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference when an in-person appearance would impose undue hardship.

Page
Official PDF
Section
Article 45A.260; limited to hearings under Articles 45A.258 and 45A.259
Effective
January 1, 2025
Last checked
July 26, 2026
Verification
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If the justice or judge determines that requiring a defendant to appear before the justice or judge in person for a hearing under Article 45A.258 or 45A.259 would impose an undue hardship on the defendant, the justice or judge may allow the defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

05

Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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.

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Texas Office of Court Administration. 2 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.