--- title: "Veretta Lynn Frazier | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/veretta-lynn-frazier" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Veretta Lynn Frazier Texas 44th District Court · District Judge, Dallas County 44th Civil District Court ## Profile - Court: Texas 44th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Dallas County 44th Civil District Court - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## 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 ### courtroom technology and trial materials Scope: courtroom specific Demonstrative aids for voir dire require court approval and advance disclosure to opposing counsel so objections can be raised. Evidence excerpt: Demonstrative aids may be used only if approved by Judge Frazier and should be shown to opposing counsel before voir dire commences, to give counsel an opportunity to object. [44th Civil District Court Policies and Procedures](https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/courts/civil-district/44/44th-Policies-and-Procedures-7.14.26.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Dallas County's civil district court directory provides an official AV equipment training video for courtroom preparation. Evidence excerpt: AV Equipment Training Video [Dallas County Civil District Courts](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/) 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.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/44th/) - [Official roster](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/44th/) - [Dallas County 44th Civil District Court official judicial roster](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/44th/) - [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) - [Dallas County Civil District Courts](https://www.dallascounty.org/government/courts/civil_district/) - [44th Civil District Court Policies and Procedures](https://www.dallascounty.org/Assets/uploads/docs/courts/civil-district/44/44th-Policies-and-Procedures-7.14.26.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/veretta-lynn-frazier", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/veretta-lynn-frazier", "name": "Veretta Lynn Frazier | KnowJudges", "description": "Veretta Lynn Frazier, Texas 44th District Court. 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(1995) - B.A. in Political Science & Criminal Justice — University of Illinois at Chicago (1991) ### Additional information - Elected: November 8, 2022, defeating incumbent Ashley Wysocki (R) - Before becoming a judge, Frazier had nearly 30 years of combined legal and judicial experience. - Political Party: Democratic - She has appeared before both state and federal courts. - She has also held the role of President of the J.L. Turner Legal Foundation and on multiple committees for the Dallas Bar Association and Texas State Bar, including Woman in the Law and Civic Service. - Personal injury, education, franchise, real estate, and contract disputes ## 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.