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# Roger E. Haynes

Richardson Municipal Court · Municipal Judge

## Profile

- Court: Richardson 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

- Haynes has also been active in public service, including a 2010 run for District Judge, 265th Judicial District in Texas.
- Roger Edward Haynes is a Dallas, TX‐licensed attorney (Bar No. 795411) admitted in 1995 after graduating from Texas Wesleyan University.
- Assistant municipal judge in Richardson, Texas, and a licensed criminal defense attorney with over 30 years of legal experience in Texas courts

### Education



### Additional information

- 2024 meeting records, Roger E. Haynes was appointed as one of three assistant municipal judges for the Richardson Municipal Court, serving a two‐year term starting April 27, 2024, and ending in April 2026.
- DWI/DUI, drug charges, and record relief (expunction, expungement)
- City ordinance violations (fines up to $2,000)
- Haynes’ colleagues on the bench are Kevin S. Harris and Raymond D. Noah, with Thomas A. D’Amore as presiding judge.
- He has handled hundreds of cases across multiple Dallas County criminal courts, including the 265th Judicial District Court.
- His firm, Law Office of Roger E. Haynes, operates in Dallas and Frisco, with appointments only.



## 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.