--- title: "F. Steven McClure | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/f-steven-mcclure" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # F. Steven McClure Texas County Court at Law No. 2 · Statutory County Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas County Court at Law No. 2 - State: Texas - Role: Statutory County Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## 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 ### 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://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 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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/f-steven-mcclure", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/f-steven-mcclure", "name": "F. 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Steven McClure is a statutory county court judge for Johnson County Court at Law No. 2 in Texas, elected in 2014 and re‐elected in 2018, with a long career in law and municipal judiciary service - Judicial Service: Judge, City of Cleburne Municipal Court (1991–2014) Elected to Johnson County Court at Law No. 2 in 2014, filling a vacancy after Hon. Jerry D. Webber’s retirement Re‐elected in 2018 unopposed - Legal Practice: Founded F. Steven McClure & Associates in 1986, practicing law for 28 years - Office address: Guinn Justice Center, 204 S. Buffalo, Suite 409, Cleburne, TX 76033 - Judge McClure has experience in civil practice, criminal law, torts, mediation, arbitration, domestic relations, and trial practice - In summary: Judge F. Steven McClure is a seasoned Texas judge with over four decades in legal practice and judicial service, currently presiding over a broad range of cases in Johnson County’s Court at Law No. 2 ### Education - B.A. in Political Science and Government, Baylor University (1973) J.D., University of Houston Law Center (1984) ### Additional information ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-119ce7e69a3752f1da3cfce0) — 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://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) — 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://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.