--- title: "Brook Fulks | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brook-fulks" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Brook Fulks Texas 470th District Court · District Judge, Collin County 470th District Court (general jurisdiction) ## Profile - Court: Texas 470th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Collin County 470th District Court (general jurisdiction) - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## 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 ### courtroom screens and media exhibits Scope: judge specific The 470th District Court provides an HDMI connection at each counsel table and a shared document camera. Counsel should test video playback and sound in advance, and audio or video exhibits must be supplied to the court reporter on a flash drive. Evidence excerpt: There is one HDMI connection at each counsel table and one document camera to be shared by counsel [470th District Court Policies and Exhibit Instructions](https://www.collincountytx.gov/docs/default-source/district-courts/documents/470thcourtpolicies.pdf?sfvrsn=88dc6576_6) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### photography broadcasting and recording Scope: courtwide Photography, broadcasting, live streaming, and audio or video recording are prohibited in the Collin County courthouse unless a written court order specifically authorizes them. Evidence excerpt: No one may take photographs, broadcast, live stream, or make recordings (audio or video) in the courthouse, unless specifically authorized by written court order [Local Rules of Practice for the District Courts of Collin County](https://www.collincountytx.gov/docs/default-source/district-courts/documents/lrp.pdf?sfvrsn=bf028790_4) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### hearing setting conference Scope: courtwide Before requesting a hearing setting, parties generally must confer in good faith. A unilateral request requires reasonable efforts that include at least two attempts to contact the other side. Evidence excerpt: parties shall make a good-faith effort to confer and obtain agreement on a hearing date before requesting that the Court set a hearing [Local Rules of Practice for the District Courts of Collin County](https://www.collincountytx.gov/docs/default-source/district-courts/documents/lrp.pdf?sfvrsn=bf028790_4) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### 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://www.collincountytx.gov/courts/district-courts/) - [Official roster](https://www.collincountytx.gov/courts/district-courts/) - [Collin County District Courts roster official judicial roster](https://www.collincountytx.gov/courts/district-courts/) - [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) - [Local Rules of Practice for the District Courts of Collin County](https://www.collincountytx.gov/docs/default-source/district-courts/documents/lrp.pdf?sfvrsn=bf028790_4) - [470th District Court Policies and Exhibit Instructions](https://www.collincountytx.gov/docs/default-source/district-courts/documents/470thcourtpolicies.pdf?sfvrsn=88dc6576_6) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brook-fulks", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brook-fulks", "name": "Brook Fulks | KnowJudges", "description": "Brook Fulks, Texas 470th District Court. 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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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) — 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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.