Martin J. Hoffman at a glance
- Current role
- District Judge, Dallas County 68th Civil District Court
- Court
- Texas 68th District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Martin J. Hoffman
District Judge, Dallas County 68th Civil District Court · Texas 68th District Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Litigation Manager, Smoger & Associates, 1995-2006
- Practitioner, Private Practice, ?-present
Judicial service
- Presiding Judge, Texas 68th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2007-2010
- Presiding Judge, Texas 68th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2011-2014
- Presiding Judge, Texas 68th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2015-2018
- Presiding Judge, Texas 68th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2019-2022
Education
- The University of Texas at Austin · JD, 1992
- Trinity University · Economics & Philosophy, 1989
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology And Trial Materials
The courtroom provides an easel, ELMO, overhead projector, video equipment, and DVD/VCR players; parties may arrange advance equipment familiarization with the coordinator.
The Court provides its own easel, ELMO, overhead projector, video equipment, and DVD/VCR players, which are available to all parties. Parties may contact the coordinator to arrange time to become familiar with equipment.68th Civil District Court Procedures ↗
Courtroom Technology
Dallas County's civil district court directory provides an official AV equipment training video for courtroom preparation.
AV Equipment Training VideoDallas County Civil District Courts ↗
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
CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15735/martin-j-hoffman/Dallas County 68th Civil District Court official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/68th/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.pdfDallas County Civil District Courts
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/68th Civil District Court Procedures
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/courts/civil-district/68/CivilCourtQuestion.pdf