Donna Roth at a glance
- Current role
- District Judge, Harris County 295th Civil District Court
- Court
- Texas 295th District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Donna Roth
District Judge, Harris County 295th Civil District Court · Texas 295th District Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Owner, Roth & Associates, Houston, TX, 1994-2018
- Partner, Thurlow, Roth and Garriga, P.C., Houston, TX, 1993-1994
- Practitioner, Thurlow, Roth and Garriga, P.C., Houston, TX, 1987-1993
Judicial service
- Presiding Judge, Texas 295th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2019-2022
Education
- St John's University-New York · BA, 1983
- South Texas College · cum laude, 1987
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology
The courtroom provides laptop inputs, a document camera, a projector, attorney and witness displays, jury-box screens, annotation tools, and simultaneous video-and-exhibit presentation; material not yet admitted should not be displayed to the jury.
If a document is not yet in evidence, you can display the document at the Witness Stand and Attorneys' screens only; when the document is admitted into evidence, you can press "All" to display it to the jury.Courtroom Equipment ↗
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
CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16021/donna-roth/Harris County Civil District Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.justex.net/courts/civilTexas 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.pdfCourtroom Equipment
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.justex.net/JustexAPI/api/Articles/CourtSectionByID/?CourtSectionTextID=142