--- title: "Philip N. Vanderpool | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/philip-n-vanderpool" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Philip N. Vanderpool Texas 223rd District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 223rd District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Presiding Judge, Texas 223rd Judicial District Court, Pampa, TX, 2019-2022 - Presiding Judge, Texas 223rd Judicial District Court, Pampa, TX, 2015-2018 - Presiding Judge, Texas 223rd Judicial District Court, Pampa, TX, 2011-2014 - Judicial service: Municipal Court Judge in Pampa (1981–1986, 1993–2002) - Early career: Practiced law with J.B. McGuire, Jr.; held the role of Pampa City Prosecutor (1976–1981) - Administrative Law Judge, Gray County District Courts, TX, ?-present - The District Judge for the 223rd District Court in Gray County, Texas, serving in Pampa, TX, with a long career in law and community leadership ### Education - Southern Methodist University — J.D. (1975) - McMurry University — B.A. (1972) - Southern Methodist University (SMU) Dedman School of Law — J.D. - Undergraduate degree: McMurry University ### Additional information - Elected to the 223rd District Court in 2010 and re‐elected in 2014 - Other roles: Certified hearing examiner for Texas Education Agency (1997–2002) - Bar admission: Texas State Bar, licensed October 21, 1975 - Court jurisdiction: Handles cases in Gray County; appeals go to the Seventh Court of Appeals ## 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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16141/philip-n-vanderpool/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16141/philip-n-vanderpool/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/philip-n-vanderpool", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/philip-n-vanderpool", "name": "Philip N. 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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.