--- title: "Alexander Han Joong Kim | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alexander-han-joong-kim" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Alexander Han Joong Kim Texas 323rd District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 323rd District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The elected District Judge of Texas’s 323rd District Court in Tarrant County, serving since November 2018, and is known for significant reforms in juvenile justice and court efficiency - Presiding Judge, Texas 323rd Judicial District Court, Fort Worth, TX, 2019-2022 - Practitioner, Alexander Kim, Attorney at Law, PLLC, Fort Worth, TX, ?-present ### Education - Texas A & M University-College Station — J.D. (2006) - Baylor University — B.A. ### Additional information - Elected in 2018 and has been active in the role since 2019 - For case searches and official court filings, visit the Tarrant County Court website or the judge profile - Judge Kim presides over the 323rd District Court, which handles child welfare, juvenile delinquency, and other family law cases in Tarrant County. - Kim is the son of immigrant parents, a resident of Fort Worth, and attends Countryside Church in Southlake. - He is registered as a Republican and has received endorsements from the DFW Conservative Voters, Texas Right to Life, Texas Association for Gun Rights, and the Tarrant Republican Club ## 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://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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15772/alexander-han-joong-kim/) - [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/15772/alexander-han-joong-kim/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alexander-han-joong-kim", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/alexander-han-joong-kim", "name": "Alexander Han Joong Kim | KnowJudges", "description": "Alexander Han Joong Kim, Texas 323rd District Court. 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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.