Mark Harold Hanna at a glance
- Current role
- District Judge, Fort Bend County 502nd District Court (general jurisdiction, mixed civil and criminal docket)
- Court
- Texas 502nd District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Mark Harold Hanna
District Judge, Fort Bend County 502nd District Court (general jurisdiction, mixed civil and criminal docket) · Texas 502nd District Court
Available research
Courtroom rules and guidance
Powerpoint And Demonstratives
The 502nd District Court encourages counsel to agree on exhibits and create demonstrative exhibits in PowerPoint for projection on the court's evidence-presentation system. Counsel must provide an evidence list to the court and reporter before trial.
The Court urges counsel to agree on as many exhibits as possible and make demonstrative exhibits with Powerpoint to be projected on the Court's evidence presentation system.Procedures and Rules of Practice in the 502nd District Court ↗
Recording And Broadcasting
Fort Bend County District Courts prohibit photographs, video or audio recording, live streaming, and broadcasting without express permission from the court. A person seeking coverage must file a request with the clerk.
No photographs, video recordings, audio recordings, live streaming, tweeting, or broadcasting of any nature is allowed of any proceeding in a District Court without express permission from the Court.Local Rules of the District Courts of Fort Bend County, Texas ↗
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
Fort Bend County 502nd District Court official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/district-courts/502nd-district-courtTexas 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.pdfLocal Rules of the District Courts of Fort Bend County, Texas
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 28, 2026
https://fbctxdocs.fortbendcountytx.gov/District-Court-268/Local%20Rules%20for%20District%20Courts.pdfProcedures and Rules of Practice in the 502nd District Court
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/sites/default/files/document-central/document-central/district-court-502nd-documents/502-Rules-of-Practice_1.pdf