Dale Spurgin at a glance
- Current role
- Constitutional County Judge
- Court
- Jones County Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
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Dale Spurgin
Constitutional County Judge · Jones County Court
Biography
Professional career
- The current County Judge for Jones County, Texas, serving on the Constitutional County Court and overseeing county governance and judicial functions
Education
Additional information
- Began his judicial term in January 2003 and has served 14 years, describing the role as both humbling and unexpectedly diverse, from handling divorce cases to administrative matters
- He graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering and returned to the county to work on his family’s farm
- As County Judge, Spurgin presides over the Constitutional County Court, which handles a wide range of civil and criminal matters at the county level.
- Spurgin is a lifelong Jones County resident, born in Noodle, TX, and later moving to Anson in second grade.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Jones County 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 Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Jones County 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 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 25, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗Jones County Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Jones County Court official directory ↗