Jim Evans at a glance
- Current role
- District Associate Judge
- Court
- 312th District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
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Jim Evans
District Associate Judge · 312th District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Retired in 2022 and is now an associate at Laura Dale & Associates, P.C. in Harris County
- After retiring from the bench in 2022, Evans resumed work as an associate attorney in family law at Laura Dale & Associates, P.C..
- Private practice in family law (Law Office of Jim Evans) Associate at Jordan, Hyden, Womble, Culbreth & Holzer (2003–2006) Associate at David L. Froneberg, P.C. (2008–2010) Associate Judge, 507th Family District Court (2017–2022)
- Evans ran for Chief Justice of the Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals in 2020 but lost the Democratic primary
- Associate judge of the 507th District Court of Texas (Harris County), appointed January 1, 2017
Education
- B.A. in History and Spanish, Houston Baptist University (1989) M.A. in Education, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1992) J.D., University of Houston Law Center (2003)
Additional information
- The report questioned whether the presiding judge (Julia Maldonado) knew of the order before appointing Evans as associate judge.
- He had signed an agreed final order to pay $25,000 to the child’s mother but allegedly failed to pay.
- The mother said Evans was permanently enjoined from coming within 100 feet of her children due to the incident.
- Other roles: Board member, Coastal Bend AIDS Foundation; adult Sunday school teacher at Deer Park United Methodist Church.
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
312th 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 2026-07-26Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
312th 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 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
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 ↗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 ↗312th District Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View 312th District Court official directory ↗