William Douglas Wallace at a glance
- Current role
- Presiding Judge
- Court
- Texas 378th Judicial District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
William Douglas Wallace
Presiding Judge · Texas 378th Judicial District Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant District Attorney, Texas Department of Insurance, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office, TX, 2015-2018
- Practitioner, Nationwide Insurance, Trial Division, Las Colinas, TX, 2011-2015
- Practitioner, William D. Wallace, Attorney at Law, Fort Worth, TX, 2010-2011
- adj-prof, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX, 2009-present
- Practitioner, US Lloyds Insurance Company, 2006-2010
- Advisor, Keith Self Campaign, 2006-2007
- Legal Officer, Civil Air Patrol, 2006-present
- Practitioner, Carnahan Thomas LLP, 2005-2006
- Combat Engineer, United States Marine Corps Reserve and Active Duty, ?-present
- Guardsmember, Texas Army National Guard, TX, ?-present
- Servicemember, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Dallas Naval Air Station, TX, ?-present
Judicial service
- Presiding Judge, Texas 378th Judicial District Court, ?-present
- Presiding Judge, Texas 378th Judicial District Court, 2018-2018
- Presiding Judge, Texas 378th Judicial District Court, Waxahachie, TX, 2019-2020
- Presiding Judge, Texas 378th Judicial District Court, Waxahachie, TX, 2021-2024
Education
- University of Houston · Economics
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · JD, 2005
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 378th Judicial District Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16149/william-douglas-wallace/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