--- title: "Dale Bryan Tillery | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dale-bryan-tillery" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Dale Bryan Tillery Texas 134th District Court · District Judge, Dallas County 134th Civil District Court ## Profile - Court: Texas 134th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Dallas County 134th Civil District Court - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The presiding judge of the 134th Judicial District Court in Dallas County, Texas, a position he has held since 2011 and is currently seeking re‐election in 2026 - Presiding Judge, Texas 134th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2019-2022 - Presiding Judge, Texas 134th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2015-2018 - Presiding Judge, Texas 134th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2011-2014 - Partner, Edwards & Tillery, TX, 1984-1992 - Judge Tillery’s official bio and court information are available on the Dallas County Courts website Dallas County ### Education - Texas Tech University — J.D. (1982) - cum laude — University of North Texas — 1979 ### Additional information - President, Edwards & Tillery, 1992-2010 - Staff Member, Representative Jim Dunnam, TX, 2003-2006 - State Representative, Texas House of Representatives, District 105, Dallas, TX, 1995-2002 - Date of birth: 1957-02-17 - District Judge for the 134th Civil District Court in Dallas County, presiding over civil jury trials and other matters in the George L. Allen, Sr. - Legal Practice: After leaving the Legislature, Tillery practiced law in Dallas, later serving as General Counsel to the Texas House and to numerous clients and small businesses - Birth place: TX ## 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 technology and trial materials Scope: courtroom specific The courtroom supports document-camera, DVD, laptop presentation, and video display; counsel are encouraged to test presentations days or weeks in advance. Evidence excerpt: The Court is equipped with a document reader (commonly referred to as an ELMO), a DVD player, and the capacity for counsel to connect laptop computers to project presentations and video in the courtroom. Because technology can be uncertain, parties and counsel are encouraged to test their presentations days or weeks in advance of hearing or trial. [134th Judicial District Court Policies and Procedures](https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/courts/civil-district/134/134th-Policies-and-Procedures-09.23.2025.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Dallas County's civil district court directory provides an official AV equipment training video for courtroom preparation. Evidence excerpt: AV Equipment Training Video [Dallas County Civil District Courts](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/) 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.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/134th/) - [Official roster](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/134th/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16119/dale-bryan-tillery/) - [Dallas County 134th Civil District Court official judicial roster](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/134th/) - [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) - [Dallas County Civil District Courts](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/) - [134th Judicial District Court Policies and Procedures](https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/courts/civil-district/134/134th-Policies-and-Procedures-09.23.2025.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16119/dale-bryan-tillery/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dale-bryan-tillery", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/dale-bryan-tillery", "name": "Dale Bryan Tillery | KnowJudges", "description": "Dale Bryan Tillery, Texas 134th 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.