--- title: "Emily G. Tobolowsky | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/emily-g-tobolowsky" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Emily G. Tobolowsky Texas 298th District Court · District Judge, Dallas County 298th Civil District Court ## Profile - Court: Texas 298th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Dallas County 298th Civil District Court - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Emily G. Tobolowsky is a Democratic Party judge of the Texas 298th (Civil) District Court in Dallas County, first elected in 2006 and re‐elected in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022, with her current term ending December 31, 2026 - Presiding Judge, Dallas County Civil District Courts, Dallas, TX, 2016-present - Presiding Judge, Texas 298th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2019-2022 - Presiding Judge, Texas 298th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2015-2018 - Presiding Judge, Texas 298th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2011-2014 - Presiding Judge, Texas 298th Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2006-2010 - Judicial assignments: held the role of pretrial judge in multidistrict cases for the Texas Supreme Court’s Multidistrict Litigation Panel ### Education - B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1976 J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 1980 ### Additional information - Trial Judge of the Year, Dallas Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates (2016). - Practitioner, Private Solo Practice, Dallas, TX, 1999-2006 - Private practice: Specialized in real estate, employment, family, and commercial litigation from 1980 until her election to the bench in 2006. - Practitioner, Private Practice, Dallas, TX, 1980-1998 - Legal career: Licensed in Texas (1980), U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. - with high honors — The University of Texas at Austin — 1976 - Date of birth: 1955-01-01 - Appellate path: Appeals from her court go to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. - Awards: Private Bar Involvement Award (Legal Services of North Texas) - Community roles: Vice president, Temple Emanu‐El; president, Teatro Dallas; president, American Jewish Committee Dallas Chapter; active in Dallas Jewish Historical Society, Greater Dallas Community Relations Commission, and Mexico Institute. - Memberships: Texas Bar Foundation, Dallas Bar Association, Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, William “Mac” Taylor American Inn of Court. - Party affiliation: Democrat - Children of an antitrust lawyer in the motion picture industry; related to sculptor George Tobolowsky. ## 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 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Dallas County's civil district court directory provides an official AV equipment training video for courtroom preparation. Evidence excerpt: AV Equipment Training Video [Dallas County Civil District Courts](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### 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.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/298th/) - [Official roster](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/298th/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16120/emily-g-tobolowsky/) - [Dallas County 298th Civil District Court official judicial roster](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/298th/) - [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) - [Dallas County Civil District Courts](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16120/emily-g-tobolowsky/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/emily-g-tobolowsky", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/emily-g-tobolowsky", "name": "Emily G. 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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.