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# Roland C. Anderson

Dallas Municipal Court · Municipal Judge

## Profile

- Court: Dallas 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

- Distinguished attorney and judge, recognized for his legal career in Texas and his service as a Dallas County judge

### Education

- B.A. from Texas Tech University in 1966 and his J.D. from the University of Texas in 1969.

### Additional information

- He attended Texas Tech University, where he was Phi Delta Theta and student body president, and married Janie Copeland in 1969.
- Roland C. Anderson was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1969 and to the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Federal Circuits.
- Roland Carl Anderson was born April 12, 1944, in Taylor, Texas, and grew up in a family shaped by his father’s WWII service and Gulf Oil work.
- Practiced law at Strasburger & Price for over 20 years before serving as a Dallas County judge.
- His judicial service was part of a career that also included a clerkship in Washington, D.C., and a long-standing commitment to public service and community involvement.
- His areas of practice included mediation, product liability litigation, and general litigation.
- He and his wife raised their daughters, Christian and Melissa, in Dallas.
- lists Anderson as AV Preeminent® (highest peer rating) and recipient of multiple client and peer awards, including Avvo Client’s Choice and Top Contributor.



## 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.