--- title: "Megan Jo Fahey | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/megan-jo-fahey" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Megan Jo Fahey Texas 348th District Court · District Judge, Tarrant County 348th Civil District Court ## Profile - Court: Texas 348th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Tarrant County 348th Civil District Court - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## 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 ### courtroom technology and trial materials Scope: courtroom specific Audio and video exhibits must be MP3 or MP4 files no larger than 10 GB and brought on a flash drive; other exhibits must be supplied in hard copy. Evidence excerpt: Please bring correctly sized and formatted audio/video exhibits on a flash drive to be given to the court reporter at the time of your trial or hearing. All other exhibits you wish to offer are to be submitted at the time of hearing or trial in hard-copy form. [348th District Court Policies and Procedures](https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/civil-courts/district-courts/348th-district-court/court-s-policies-and-procedures.html) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### trial exhibits and video Scope: courtwide Before trial, parties must mark and exchange exhibits; films and videotaped depositions generally must be disclosed early enough for objections to be heard before trial. Evidence excerpt: Prior to commencement of trial all exhibits will be marked, exchanged and examined by counsel so that the trial will not be delayed by such examination. [Local Rules of the Civil Courts of Tarrant County](https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/content/dam/main/county-clerk/Civil_Rules.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### 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://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/civil-courts/district-courts/348th-district-court.html) - [Official roster](https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/civil-courts/district-courts/348th-district-court.html) - [Tarrant County 348th Civil District Court official judicial roster](https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/civil-courts/district-courts/348th-district-court.html) - [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) - [Local Rules of the Civil Courts of Tarrant County](https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/content/dam/main/county-clerk/Civil_Rules.pdf) - [348th District Court Policies and Procedures](https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/civil-courts/district-courts/348th-district-court/court-s-policies-and-procedures.html) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/megan-jo-fahey", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/megan-jo-fahey", "name": "Megan Jo Fahey | KnowJudges", "description": "Megan Jo Fahey, Texas 348th District Court. 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Mike Wallach - Party affiliation: Republican. - Member, Federalist Society and Tarrant County Bar Association. - Former board member, United Methodist Women at First United Methodist Church. - Volunteer coach for Fort Worth Youth Soccer Association and YMCA Youth Basketball. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-119ce7e69a3752f1da3cfce0) — 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://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) — 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://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.