--- title: "Peggy Hoffman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/peggy-hoffman" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Peggy Hoffman Texas County Criminal Court No. 9 · Statutory County Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas County Criminal Court No. 9 - State: Texas - Role: Statutory County Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## 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 ### 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://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 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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/peggy-hoffman", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/peggy-hoffman", "name": "Peggy Hoffman | KnowJudges", "description": "Peggy Hoffman, Texas County Criminal Court No. 9. 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Bedford, Jr. Distinguished Jurist Award in 2014. - After passing the bar, she held a position as a Dallas County prosecutor from 1993 to 1996, initially handling misdemeanors and later serving in the Child Abuse Division, where she tried 22 child abuse jury trials in 10 months. - representing indigent defendants and serving as lead counsel in two jury trials. - After returning to Dallas, she practiced as a criminal defense attorney before assuming her judicial role. - overseeing criminal cases within the court's jurisdiction. - She has received endorsements from various Dallas Democratic organizations. - She has been consistently ranked among the top criminal judges in the Dallas Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Poll