--- title: "Tiffany Leigh Haertling | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tiffany-leigh-haertling" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Tiffany Leigh Haertling Texas 442nd District Court · District Judge, Denton County 442nd District Court (general jurisdiction, mixed docket) ## Profile - Court: Texas 442nd District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Denton County 442nd District Court (general jurisdiction, mixed docket) - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## 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 ### audio video and exhibit technology Scope: judge specific The 442nd District Court requires emailed PDF courtesy copies of exhibit materials by noon on the business day before the hearing or trial. Cloud links are prohibited, each exhibit must be a separate file, and proposed exhibits must also be brought on a USB drive in PDF, MP3, or MP4 format. Evidence excerpt: Please e-mail courtesy copies of the Court's required Witness Lists, Exhibit Lists, and the Exhibits you intend to offer during the hearing with exhibit labels on the front page of each exhibit in PDF form to Court Reporter, Deana Scobee by noon on the business day prior to the trial/hearing. [442nd District Court Exhibit Rules](https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9398/Requirements-for-Witness-Lists-Exhibit-Lists-and-Exhibits-PDF) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### electronic devices and recording Scope: courtwide Denton County permits participating attorneys and their staff to use electronic devices during hearings, but otherwise prohibits electronic-device use and prohibits recording court proceedings. Evidence excerpt: No electronic devices shall be used in Court, except by attorneys or the attorney's staff during hearings in which that attorney is participating. Further, no audible sounds from communication devices or other electronic devices shall be permitted and no recording of court proceedings shall be permitted. [Uniform Rules of Court for the District and Statutory County Courts of Denton County, Texas](https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/957/Uniform-Rules-of-Court-for-the-District-and-Statutory-County-Courts-of-Denton-County-Texas-PDF) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### civil trial materials and exhibits Scope: courtwide For a Denton County civil trial, parties must deliver witness and exhibit lists, motions in limine, and proposed jury instructions or questions when reporting for trial. Exhibits must be marked, exchanged, and examined at least seven days before trial. Evidence excerpt: At least seven (7) days prior to commencement of trial, all exhibits must be marked, exchanged, and examined by counsel so that the trial will not be delayed by such examination. [Uniform Rules of Court for the District and Statutory County Courts of Denton County, Texas](https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/957/Uniform-Rules-of-Court-for-the-District-and-Statutory-County-Courts-of-Denton-County-Texas-PDF) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### ai generated filings Scope: courtwide Denton County District Courts require certification that material created or contributed to by generative AI was independently verified by a person using traditional, non-AI legal sources before submission. Evidence excerpt: Any information created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence-including, but not limited to, language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis-was, before submission to this Court, independently verified as accurate using traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being. [Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence in Denton County District Courts](https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11419/Standing-Order-Regarding-Use-of-Artificial-Intelligence-Denton-County-District-Courts-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.dentoncounty.gov/555/442nd-District-Court) - [Official roster](https://www.dentoncounty.gov/555/442nd-District-Court) - [Denton County 442nd District Court official judicial roster](https://www.dentoncounty.gov/555/442nd-District-Court) - [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) - [Uniform Rules of Court for the District and Statutory County Courts of Denton County, Texas](https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/957/Uniform-Rules-of-Court-for-the-District-and-Statutory-County-Courts-of-Denton-County-Texas-PDF) - [Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence in Denton County District Courts](https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11419/Standing-Order-Regarding-Use-of-Artificial-Intelligence-Denton-County-District-Courts-PDF) - [442nd District Court Exhibit Rules](https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9398/Requirements-for-Witness-Lists-Exhibit-Lists-and-Exhibits-PDF) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tiffany-leigh-haertling", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tiffany-leigh-haertling", "name": "Tiffany Leigh Haertling | KnowJudges", "description": "Tiffany Leigh Haertling, Texas 442nd District Court. 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Haertling is a judge of the 442nd District Court in Denton County, Texas, serving since January 2015 and currently through the end of her 2028 term - First Judge: She was the first judge assigned to the 442nd District Court - Before becoming a judge, Haertling was a partner at Holmes, Diggs & Eames in Denton for over ten years. ### Education - Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law — J.D. (1993) ### Additional information - Election: Won re‐election in the November 5, 2024 general election - Appointed: January 8, 2015, by former Governor Rick Perry; sworn in January 13, 2015 - She is Board Certified in Family Law and Child Protection Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. ## 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.