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Laurie Rayson Eiserloh

Texas 455th District Court

Texas · Travis

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Overview

Identity and service

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

Judicial role
District Judge, Travis County 455th Civil District Court
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.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

CourtwideExplicit
Hearing Or Trial

Leave required

Travis County courtrooms support PowerPoint, digitized exhibits, taped depositions, video evidence, document-camera material, and laptop presentations, but counsel must first obtain the judge's permission before routing a laptop presentation to the courtroom displays.

Page
3, 7, 14
Section
Summary; Dell PC; Attorney Tables
Last checked
July 28, 2026
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YOU MUST FIRST make sure the Judge is ok with you presenting. Then the Judge will have to unlock the video routing source button for you to use it.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Hearing Or Trial

Leave required

Virtual or hybrid hearings, trials, and witness appearances must be arranged in advance and approved by the court.

Page
15
Section
Virtual Witness, Courtroom Cameras and Zoom
Last checked
July 28, 2026
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Any requests for hybrid or virtual options for hearings/trials/witnesses must be pre-arranged and approved by the Court.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Hearing Or Trial

Restricted

Travis County uses a central civil docket. Unless a case is specially assigned, an available judge may hear a hearing or trial regardless of the district court in which the case was filed.

Page
3
Section
Rules 1.2-1.3: Central Docket
Effective
November 15, 2024
Last checked
July 28, 2026
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hearings and trials are assigned to available judges without regard to the court in which the case is filed.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Hearing Or Trial

Leave required

District-court hearings and trials are in person by default. A remote proceeding requires agreement of all parties or a good-cause finding, and arrangements must be made before the proceeding.

Page
27
Section
Chapter 9: Remote Proceedings
Effective
November 15, 2024
Last checked
July 28, 2026
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All hearings and trials (proceedings) will be in person unless (a) all parties agree ... or (b) a judge finds good cause to determine that a remote proceeding is appropriate.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Civil Hearing Or Trial

Allowed with notice

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.

Page
Official PDF
Section
Rule 21d(b)-(f); civil district and county courts only; current July 1, 2026 compilation
Effective
February 1, 2023
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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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.

StatewideExplicit
Civil Proceeding

Leave required

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.

Page
Official PDF
Section
Rule 18c; civil district and county courts only; current July 1, 2026 compilation
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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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.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

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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 Travis County 455th Civil District Court. 6 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.