Dena Fisher at a glance
- Current role
- District Associate Judge
- Court
- 315th District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Dena Fisher
District Associate Judge · 315th District Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Practitioner, Fisher Law Office, P.C., Houston, TX, 2002-2018
- Supervising Attorney, JCAP Juvenile Representation Clinic, ?-present
- Practitioner, 315th District Court’s CARE Court Program, ?-present
- Practitioner, 313th District Court’s Gang Court Program, ?-present
- Juvenile Probation Officer, Harris County, TX, ?-present
- Assistant District Attorney, Harris County District Attorney, Houston, TX, ?-present
Judicial service
- Associate Judge, Texas 315th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2019-present
Education
- South Texas College · JD, 2001
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, active Judicial Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
https://card.txcourts.gov/ExcelExportPublic.aspx?type=P&export=E&CommitteeID=0&Court=&SortBy=tblCounty.Sort_ID%2C%20Last_Name&Active_Flg=true&Last_Name=&First_Name=&Court_Type_CD=0&Court_Sub_Type_CD=0&County_ID=0&City_CD=0&Address_Type_CD=0&Annual_Report_CD=0&PersonnelType1=&PersonnelType2=&DistrictPrimaryLocOnly=0&AdminJudicialRegion=0&COADistrictId=0CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15644/dena-fisher/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