Denise Renee Adkison Brown

The 127th Civil District Court uses Zoom screen sharing for documents, exhibits, and videos; a document camera and hard-wired connections are not available.

The "shared document" function of Zoom shall be used to display documents, exhibits and videos ... A document camera and hard wire connections are NOT available in the courtroom.

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).

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: