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# Joyce Elaine Marshall

Morgan's Point Municipal Court · Municipal Judge

## Profile

- Court: Morgan's Point Municipal Court
- State: Texas
- Role: Municipal Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## 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

### limited criminal remote appearance

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.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 Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Early Career: Assistant District Attorney for Harris County, Texas, helping develop the office’s Child Abuse Division
- She also conducts student tours and supervises court operations to ensure fair and efficient justice
- She has been recognized for her leadership in fair administration of justice and her commitment to community engagement
- In summary: Judge Joyce Elaine Marshall is a distinguished Houston municipal judge and court administrator, with a career spanning over 30 years in judicial service, notable for her leadership in the Municipal Courts Department and her contributions to community justice programs

### Education

- B.A. in Psychology and African‐American/Black Studies, University of Notre Dame (1977) J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, Austin (1980)

### Additional information

- Recognition: Awarded “Outstanding Judge” by the Texas Municipal Courts Association in 2017.
- Leadership: Appointed Director and Presiding Judge in 2016.
- Judicial Service: Confirmed as a full‐time municipal judge in 1987; later held the role of administrative judge and associate presiding judge.
- Long‐time judicial leader in Houston, Texas, serving as Director and Presiding Judge of the City of Houston Municipal Courts for over three decades.
- Credited with reorganizing and building Houston’s Teen Court Program into one of the community’s premier initiatives.
- As Director and Presiding Judge, Marshall oversees all departments of the Municipal Courts, ensuring judges are on the bench, clerks are in place, the budget is managed, and programs like Teen Court are effectively run.
- Born and raised in Texas, Marshall was part of the first group of women to attend and graduate from the University of Notre Dame, which was then an all‐boys school.
- She has cited personal resilience and pursuing her own goals as guiding principles in her career.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7a6578736340dbebb75e89c7) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.
- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0fa5a7f51969f3609de00053) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.