--- title: "Daniel L. Schaap | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/daniel-l-schaap-16038" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Daniel L. Schaap Randall and Armstrong County District Courts · Administrative Law Judge ## Profile - Court: Randall and Armstrong County District Courts - State: Texas - Role: Administrative Law Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ## 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 ### 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.courtlistener.com/person/16038/daniel-l-schaap/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16038/daniel-l-schaap/) - [Randall and Armstrong County District Courts current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16038/daniel-l-schaap/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16038/daniel-l-schaap/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/daniel-l-schaap-16038", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/daniel-l-schaap-16038", "name": "Daniel L. 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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.