Daniel L. Schaap at a glance
- Current role
- Administrative Law Judge
- Current assignment
- Randall and Armstrong County District Courts
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Daniel L. Schaap
Administrative Law Judge · Randall and Armstrong County District Courts
Biography
Professional career
- Presiding Judge, Texas 47th Judicial District Court, Canyon, TX, 2019-2022
- Presiding Judge, Texas 47th Judicial District Court, Canyon, TX, 2015-2018
- Previous judicial roles: held the role of Presiding Judge of the 47th Judicial District Court from 2010 through 2018, and also held administrative law judge positions at Randall and Armstrong County District Courts
- Presiding Judge, Texas 47th Judicial District Court, Canyon, TX, 2011-2014
- Daniel L. Schaap is a judge of the Texas 47th Judicial District Court in Amarillo, Texas, appointed in 2010 and later re‐elected in 2014
- Presiding Judge, Texas 47th Judicial District Court, Canyon, TX, 2010-2010
- Administrative Law Judge, Randall and Armstrong County District Courts, TX, ?-present
- Briefing Attorney, District Court, N.D. Texas, Amarillo, TX, ?-present
- Current position: Judge, Texas 47th Judicial District Court (N.D. Texas)
- He also worked two years as a briefing attorney in Amarillo’s Northern District federal court
Education
- Texas Tech University — J.D. (1984)
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University — B.A. (1978)
Additional information
- Appointment: Selected by the Republican Party to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Judge Hal Miner in March 2010; officially appointed by Governor Rick Perry in June 2010
- Practitioner, Underwood, Berry, Stein and Johnson PC, ?-present
- Before becoming a judge, Schaap spent 24 years at Underwood Law Firm in Amarillo, Texas, practicing in civil trial and appellate matters in federal and state courts.
- Public records: CourtListener and Judicial Journal list his appointments, tenure, and affiliations
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
Randall and Armstrong County District Courts
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
Randall and Armstrong County District Courts
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 June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Randall and Armstrong County District Courts current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View Randall and Armstrong County District Courts current judicial profile ↗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 ↗