Dallas

Telephone Number: 214-753-2200
CM/ECF Help Desk: 214-753-2633 or 866-243-2866
Jury Assistance: 214-753-2280 or 800-488-0903
* To request a paper juror qualification questionnaire, call 844-707-3817.
You must have your juror participant identification number.

Email Us (available during business hours)

To reach a jury clerk after hours for a bona fide emergency, please see these instructions.

Office Hours: M - F
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Mailing Address:
United States District Court
1100 Commerce Street, Room 1452
Dallas, TX 75242

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Parking

The following parking lots are located within walking distance.

Bank of America Plaza Parking is located on the corner of Lamar and Commerce. Cost is approximately $22.00 per day.
Manor House-Central Parking System is located next to the Earle Cabell Federal Building on Commerce Street. Cost is approximately $20.00 per day.
Platinum parking is located on Jackson Street directly behind the Earle Cabell Federal Building. Cost is approximately $12.00 per day.
Standard Parking is located on Jackson Street next to McDonald’s. Cost is approximately $12.00 per day.
Standard Parking is located on the corner of Main and Lamar. Cost is approximately $12.00 per day.

NOTICE TO JURORS: Parking is very limited and expensive. Therefore we encourage jurors to use public transportation if possible. The United States District Court will reimburse up to $22.00 for the first day of parking with a valid receipt. Instructions for parking on subsequent days will be provided during orientation. Please bring cash to pay for parking.

DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)

Both of the light rail lines and many bus routes have stops near the Earle Cabell Federal Building. Please contact DART at (214) 979-1111 or www.dart.org for scheduled times, routes, and fare information.

Directions

The United States District Court is located at 1100 Commerce Street, on the southeast corner of Commerce Street and Griffin Street. The front entrance faces Commerce Street between Griffin Street and Field Street.

If you are traveling:

East on I-30: Take exit #45 (I-35) Denton & exit Downtown/Commerce.
West on I-30: Take exit #45 (Ervay) which turns into Griffin (left side exit).
North on Stemmons/I-35: Take exit #45A (Lamar/Griffin); then exit Griffin/Cadiz and take Griffin.
South on Stemmons/I-35: Take exit #428A (Commerce East/Reunion) or Woodall Rogers exit; then Field/Griffin.
North on I-45/75 Central Expressway: Take I-35 Denton and exit Field.

Judges

DISTRICT JUDGES

MAGISTRATE JUDGES

Chief Judge David C. Godbey

Judge Sam A. Lindsay

Judge Ed Kinkeade

Judge Jane J. Boyle

Judge Karen Gren Scholer

Judge Brantley Starr

Judge Ada Brown

Senior Judge A. Joe Fish

Senior Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater

Senior Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn

Judge Renee Harris Toliver

Judge David Horan

Judge Rebecca Rutherford

To determine which judges are assigned cases in this division, please see Special Order 3.

Staff Information

Executive
Karen Mitchell, Clerk of Court: 214-753-2200
Edmund Dieth, Chief Deputy of Administration: 214-753-2200
Colt Fisher, Chief Deputy of Operations: 214-753-2724
Layla Ahl, Executive Assistant to the Clerk: 214-753-2150
Molly Herod, Administrative Assistant to the Chief Deputies: 214-753-2152

Management
Director of Human Resources: 214-753-2242
Richard Holt, Director of Admin. Services: 214-753-2205
Chris Williams, Director of Information Technology: 214-753-2223

Felicia Worsham, Dallas Division Manager: 214-753-2186

Counties Served

Electronic Device Policy

Photo identification is required to enter court floors.

The following are authorized to bring electronic communication devices onto court floors in the Dallas division:

any person who produces a written authorization signed by a judge or the judge's designee and verified as authentic by a court security officer;
an attorney with a valid bar identification card having business within the court facility; or
a petit juror; however, a juror must turn in the juror's electronic communication devices to a courtroom deputy, court security officer, or other designated person during jury deliberations.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

Northern District of Texas

David C. Godbey, Chief Judge
Karen Mitchell, Clerk of Court

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