Margaret Ellen Barnes at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Texas County Courts at Law, Denton County Court at Law
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- May 1, 2002–present
Margaret Ellen Barnes
Judge · Texas County Courts at Law, Denton County Court at Law
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Practitioner, Private Legal Practice, TX, 2002-present
- Master, Denton County Probate Court, TX, 1999-2002
- Practitioner, Private Practice, Lewisville, TX, 1986-1999
Judicial service
- Judge, Texas County Courts at Law, Denton County Court at Law, TX, 2002-present
- Presiding Judge, Texas 367th Judicial District Court, TX, 2010-2010
- Presiding Judge, Texas 367th Judicial District Court, TX, 2011-2014
- Judge, Texas 367th Judicial District Court, TX, 2015-2018
- Presiding Judge, Texas 367th Judicial District Court, TX, 2019-2022
Education
- Eastern Michigan University · BA, 1980
- Southern Methodist University · JD, 1985
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 County Courts at Law, Denton County Court at Law current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15487/margaret-ellen-barnes/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