Bill V. James at a glance
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- Municipal Judge
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Bill V. James
Municipal Judge · Brazoria Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- William V. James was a Municipal Court Judge for the City of Brazoria, Texas, serving in Brazoria County
- The Commission concluded Judge James failed to comply with the law and failed to maintain professional competence under Canon 2A and Canon 3B(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct
Education
Additional information
- In 2008, the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct reviewed allegations against Judge James in Case No. 08‐0760‐MU.
- According to, Judge James was associated with 201 S. Main, Brazoria, TX 77422‐8701, and his profile includes legal and judicial service in Brazoria.
- No other judicial or legal career details beyond his municipal court role are provided in the available sources
- Also listed in professional directories such as, where his judicial role in Brazoria is noted
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
For the specific fine-and-cost hearings governed by Articles 45A.258 and 45A.259, a justice or municipal judge may allow a defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference when an in-person appearance would impose undue hardship.
If the justice or judge determines that requiring a defendant to appear before the justice or judge in person for a hearing under Article 45A.258 or 45A.259 would impose an undue hardship on the defendant, the justice or judge may allow the defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference.Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Brazoria Municipal Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Brazoria Municipal Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference ↗Brazoria Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Brazoria Municipal Court official directory ↗