--- title: "Andrea G. Martin | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrea-g-martin" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Andrea G. Martin Texas 304th District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 304th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Andrea G. Martin is a District Judge of the 304th District Court in Dallas County, Texas, serving since her 2014 election and re‐elected in 2018 and 2022 - Presiding Judge, Texas 304th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2019-2022 - Presiding Judge, Texas 304th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2015-2018 - Private Practice: Founded her own law firm in Dallas in 2003 - Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County District Attorney's Office, Dallas, TX, 2000-2003 - Also associated with the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center in Dallas ### Education - Texas Wesleyan University — J.D. (2000) - Our Lady of the Lake University — B.A. (1996) ### Additional information - Practitioner, Private Practice, Dallas, TX, 2003-2014 - She has participated in the DISD Mentor program, spoken at elementary schools, and provided legal services to those unable to afford counsel. - She is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the mother of one child ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote appearances Scope: statewide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### civil recording and broadcasting Scope: statewide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [Official roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15832/andrea-g-martin/) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15832/andrea-g-martin/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrea-g-martin", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrea-g-martin", "name": "Andrea G. 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This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.