James W. Huggler at a glance
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James W. Huggler
Municipal Judge · Tyler Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Practice Areas: Criminal and juvenile defense, criminal post-conviction matters, state and federal court representation
- Associate Municipal Judge for the City of Tyler, Texas, serving at Tyler Municipal Court
- He is also a board-certified criminal defense attorney in both Criminal Law and Criminal Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Education
Additional information
- Huggler has appeared as appellate counsel in cases such as Ervin Davis v.
- State, No. 12‐12‐00340‐CR, before the 12th Court of Appeals in Tyler, Texas.
- Public Service: President-elect, National Conference of Bar Foundations Active in state and local bar associations and foundations High school mock trial coach Frequent continuing legal education speaker and guest lecturer at Texas Tech School of Law
- Certifications: Board Certified in Criminal Law and Criminal Appellate Law (Texas Board of Legal Specialization)
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
Tyler 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
Tyler 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 ↗Tyler Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Tyler Municipal Court official directory ↗