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# Carol Allen

Robert Lee Municipal Court · Municipal Judge

## Profile

- Court: Robert Lee Municipal Court
- State: Texas
- Role: Municipal Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

### limited criminal remote appearance

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.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)
- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- In 1990, she made history as the first woman and first African American elected Clerk of Superior Court in Edgecombe County
- Carol Allen White is a native of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, and serves as Clerk of Superior Court and ex officio Judge of Probate for the county

### Education

- Carol Allen White graduated from Shaw University with a B.A. in Sociology.

### Additional information

- She was defeated in the 1994 election but was re‐elected in 1998 and has since been re‐elected multiple times, currently serving her eighth elected term
- Carol Allen White has also held the role of President of the North Carolina Conference of Clerks of Superior Court for the 2017–18 term, making her the first African American president of the organization
- Beyond her judicial role, she is the Founder of the It Starts With U Foundation Reentry Transition, a nonprofit established in 2008 to support re‐entry and rehabilitation of ex‐offenders.
- Carol Allen White began her public service career in 1976 at the age of 19 in the Edgecombe County Register of Deeds Office.
- She has over 30 years of experience in North Carolina government service
- Her role as Judge of Probate allows her to preside over probate hearings and related legal matters
- She is also the Founder and Pastor of Greater Is Coming Ministries, engaging in faith‐based community service



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7a6578736340dbebb75e89c7) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.
- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0fa5a7f51969f3609de00053) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.