--- title: "Ursula A. Hall | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ursula-a-hall-15708" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Ursula A. Hall Houston Municipal Court · Associate Judge ## Profile - Court: Houston Municipal Court - State: Texas - Role: Associate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Presiding Judge, Texas 165th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2021-2024 - Presiding Judge, Texas 165th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2017-2020 - Worked at a large law firm and later founded her own law practice - Associate Judge, Houston Municipal Court, Houston, TX, ?-present ### Education - B.A., Wellesley College (1987) J.D., South Texas College of Law Houston (1995) - Political Science — Wellesley College — 1987 ### Additional information - The subject of a 2024 Public Reprimand by the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct for failing to timely rule on motions and perform judicial duties. - Practitioner, Private Practice, TX, 1996-2016 - Associate municipal judge for the City of Houston - She appealed the reprimand to the Special Court of Review. ## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/15708/ursula-a-hall/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15708/ursula-a-hall/) - [Houston Municipal Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15708/ursula-a-hall/) - [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/15708/ursula-a-hall/) - [Ursula Hall - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Ursula_Hall) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ursula-a-hall-15708", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ursula-a-hall-15708", "name": "Ursula A. 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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.