---
title: "Eric McClelland | KnowJudges"
canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eric-mcclelland"
page_type: "judge_profile"
updated: "2026-07-27"
---

# Eric McClelland

Dallas Municipal Court · Municipal Judge

## Profile

- Court: Dallas Municipal Court
- State: Texas
- Role: Municipal Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

### limited criminal remote appearance

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf)

## JSON-LD

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eric-mcclelland",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eric-mcclelland",
      "name": "Eric McClelland | KnowJudges",
      "description": "Eric McClelland, Dallas Municipal Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.",
      "dateModified": "2026-07-27",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eric-mcclelland#judge"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eric-mcclelland#judge",
      "name": "Eric McClelland",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eric-mcclelland",
      "jobTitle": "Municipal Judge",
      "worksFor": {
        "@type": "GovernmentOrganization",
        "name": "Dallas Municipal Court"
      },
      "sameAs": [
        "https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx"
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "KnowJudges",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Texas",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/texas"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
          "name": "Eric McClelland",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eric-mcclelland"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Biography

### Professional career

- Municipal judge serving in the Dallas Municipal Court in Texas
- This is a separate individual from the current Dallas Municipal Court judge
- One notable procedural authority is under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, which allows a justice or municipal judge to permit a defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference if an in‐person appearance would impose an undue hardship

### Education


### Additional information

- That case involved Eric Lyle Williams, a former Kaufman County justice of the peace and lawyer, who was convicted in 2014 of murdering Kaufman County District Attorney Michael McLelland, his wife Cynthia McLelland, and Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse
- The name “McClelland” is also associated with a different, unrelated case involving Michael McLelland and Eric Lyle Williams, which should not be confused with the judge’s role



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7a6578736340dbebb75e89c7) — 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](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.
- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0fa5a7f51969f3609de00053) — 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](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.