Jerald (Dean) Fowler, II at a glance
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Jerald (Dean) Fowler, II
District Judge · Texas 115th District Court
Biography
Professional career
- The elected District Judge for the Texas 115th District Court, serving Upshur and Marion counties, and has been on the bench since 2003
- In summary: Judge Fowler is a long‐serving district judge in Texas, with a career spanning local county courts to the 115th District Court, and a public record that includes a 2023 DWI case and subsequent judicial conduct warning.
Education
Additional information
- The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued him a public warning on August 16, 2023.
- In September 2023, Judge Fowler was publicly reported for a driving while intoxicated (DWI) incident.
- He pleaded guilty in February 2023 to DWI and received one year of deferred adjudication probation.
- he admitted to consuming alcohol and taking two prescription sleep medications before a crash on September 9, 2022, which injured others.
- Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
115th District Court
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Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
115th District 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 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗115th District Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View 115th District Court official directory ↗Texas Office of Court Administration, active Judicial Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration, active Judicial Directory official judicial roster ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
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