Active Trial judge
Texas 494th District Court
Texas · Collin
Overview
Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile.
Before you appear
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Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.
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Presentation rules
The 494th District Court requires counsel to bring a laptop for media exhibits, test compatibility with the courtroom A/V system, give audio or video exhibits to the reporter on a thumb drive, and bring extra paper copies.
Counsel/Litigants must bring their own laptop to present media exhibits using the courtroom's A/V equipment
The requirement is stated in an official standing order naming this judge.
Photography, broadcasting, live streaming, and audio or video recording are prohibited in the Collin County courthouse unless a written court order specifically authorizes them.
No one may take photographs, broadcast, live stream, or make recordings (audio or video) in the courthouse, unless specifically authorized by written court order
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
Before requesting a hearing setting, parties generally must confer in good faith. A unilateral request requires reasonable efforts that include at least two attempts to contact the other side.
parties shall make a good-faith effort to confer and obtain agreement on a hearing date before requesting that the Court set a hearing
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
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).
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
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:
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.
Published opinion footprint
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Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.collincountytx.gov/courts/district-courts/Courtroom-specific · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.collincountytx.gov/courts/district-courts/Statewide · PDF · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfStatewide · PDF · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfCourtwide · PDF · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.collincountytx.gov/docs/default-source/district-courts/documents/lrp.pdf?sfvrsn=bf028790_4Judge-specific · PDF · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.collincountytx.gov/docs/default-source/district-courts/documents/494exhibitstranscriptrequests.pdf?sfvrsn=46d1a3d6_2Change history
Identity imported from Collin County District Courts roster. 5 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.