Joshua T. Burgess at a glance
- Current role
- Presiding Judge
- Court
- Texas 352nd Judicial District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- December 31, 2024–present
Joshua T. Burgess
Presiding Judge · Texas 352nd Judicial District Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Organized Drug Enforcement Task Force, Fort Worth, TX, 2007-2017
- Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Organized Drug Enforcement Task Force, Sherman, TX, 2005-2007
- Officer (1997-2004), Major (2004), U.S. Air Force JAGC Corps, 1997-2004
Judicial service
- Presiding Judge, Texas 352nd Judicial District Court, TX, 2017-2018
- Presiding Judge, Texas 352nd Judicial District Court, TX, 2019-2020
- Presiding Judge, Texas 352nd Judicial District Court, TX, 2024-present
Education
- Washington and Lee University · JD, 1997
- Biola University · Communications, cum laude, 1994
Personal record
Born 1972
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 352nd Judicial District Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15540/joshua-t-burgess/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