--- title: "Hazel B. Jones | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hazel-b-jones" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Hazel B. Jones Texas 174th District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 174th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - In summary: Hazel B. Jones is an experienced Texas judge with a long career in public service, now serving as the 174th District Court judge in Houston until 2028, with a background in prosecution, federal law, and judicial leadership - The Democratic Party–affiliated judge of the Texas 174th District Court in Houston, serving until December 31, 2028, after winning re‐election in November 2024. - Presiding Judge, Texas 174th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2021-2024 - Presiding Judge, Texas 174th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2017-2020 - Judge, Texas 151st Judicial District Court, TX, 2009-2012 - Previous service: Judge for Texas District 338 (2008–2012) - Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorneys Office, Southern District of Texas, TX, 2003-2005 - Assistant District Attorney, District Court, S.D. Texas, TX, 1996-2003 - Law Clerk, Texas 151st Judicial District Court, TX, ?-present ### Education - Howard University — J.D. (1996) - Biology — The University of Texas at Austin — 1984 ### Additional information - 2024: Re‐elected in the general election on Nov. - 5, 2024, with 100% of the vote in the Democratic primary and 903,213 votes in the general election. - 2020: Also re‐elected in the general election with 1,029,364 votes. - Practitioner, Criminal Defense, 2005-2008 - Listed in the Texas Office of Court Administration’s judicial roster and on the Justex court directory. - She presides over criminal cases in Houston’s 174th District Court and is accessible via the court’s official channels for public information and case filings. - Birth place: Houston, TX ## 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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15757/hazel-b-jones/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15757/hazel-b-jones/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hazel-b-jones", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hazel-b-jones", "name": "Hazel B. 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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.