Melissa Bellan at a glance
- Current role
- Judge, Dallas County Court at Law No. 2
- Court
- Texas County Court at Law No. 2
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Melissa Bellan
Judge, Dallas County Court at Law No. 2 · Texas County Court at Law No. 2
Available research
Courtroom rules and guidance
Courtroom Technology And Trial Materials
The courtroom uses ClickShare for wireless presentation from Mac or PC devices; users connect to the courtroom access point and select the courtroom display.
Connect your Mac or PC to the Wireless Access point called "Clickshare Courtroom Number 123" ... Once connected with the application open you will select the appropriate court room device by court name.Dallas County Court at Law No. 2 FAQs, Policies and Procedures ↗
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
Dallas County Court at Law No. 2 official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/county_court_at_law/law2/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 Court at Law No. 2 FAQs, Policies and Procedures
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/courts/county-court-at-law/law2/FAQs-Policies-and-Procedures-011024.pdf