Dinah Stallings at a glance
- Current role
- Municipal Judge
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Dinah Stallings
Municipal Judge · Fort Worth Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- 2026, Dinah Stallings was approved for appointment as a part‐time substitute judge for the Fort Worth municipal court
- Probate case — held the role of attorney for the executor in In the Estate of Humberto Zarate, Deceased (Tarrant County Court, 2010–2011).
- Not a full‐time state or federal judge, but she is currently serving as a substitute municipal court judge in Fort Worth
Education
Additional information
- Public records identify Dinah Marriage Stallings as an attorney admitted to the Texas Bar in 1986 and the U.S. Bar in 1987.
- Born January 28, 1961, in Owosso, Michigan.
- This role is designed to fill vacancies and ensure continued judicial services, with the appointment also including Raymond Daniel as a co‐appointed substitute judge.
- Her legal career includes probate and civil litigation work, and she is recognized in professional bar associations.
- She has been associated with Ross & Matthews, Professional Corporation, and is a member of the Tarrant County and American Bar Associations.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
For the specific fine-and-cost hearings governed by Articles 45A.258 and 45A.259, a justice or municipal judge may allow a defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference when an in-person appearance would impose undue hardship.
If the justice or judge determines that requiring a defendant to appear before the justice or judge in person for a hearing under Article 45A.258 or 45A.259 would impose an undue hardship on the defendant, the justice or judge may allow the defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference.Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Fort Worth Municipal 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 Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Fort Worth Municipal 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 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference ↗Fort Worth Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Fort Worth Municipal Court official directory ↗