Active Trial judge
Texas County Civil Court at Law No. 4
Texas · Harris
Overview
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Before you appear
Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.
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.
Presentation rules
Before the pretrial conference, Court 4 requires parties to exchange anticipated demonstrative exhibits and pre-mark all proposed trial exhibits.
copies of anticipated demonstrative exhibits, prior to the pre-trial conference ... all exhibits must be pre-marked with letters.
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
This does not mean the judge has no published opinions or no caseload. KYJ will only show opinion counts after transparent, source-linked CourtListener matching is available.
Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.ccl.hctx.net/civil/4/default.htmCourtroom-specific · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.ccl.hctx.net/civil/4/default.htmStatewide · 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.pdfCourtroom-specific · PDF · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.ccl.hctx.net/civil/4/files/Civil%20Court%204%20Policies%20and%20Procedures.pdfChange history
Identity imported from Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4. 3 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.