Andrew T. Eads at a glance
- Current role
- Constitutional County Judge
- Court
- Denton County Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Andrew T. Eads
Constitutional County Judge · Denton County Court
Biography
Professional career
- “Andy” Eads is the current Denton County Judge in Texas, serving since 2018 and running for re‐election in 2026
- Eads has been a Denton County Commissioner for Precinct 4 since 2007, before becoming County Judge in 2018.
- Andrew T. Eads is the County Judge of Denton County, Texas, a position that combines judicial authority with county executive leadership
Education
Additional information
- He is a native Texan and fifth‐generation Denton County resident, and has been active in civic and nonprofit leadership for decades
- He has served in leadership roles with the Cross Timbers Rotary Club, Communities in Schools of North Texas, Flower Mound Rotary Club, Lewisville ISD Education Foundation, and numerous other boards
- He presides over the Denton County Commissioners Court and oversees county governance, including the administration of justice in the county’s courts.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Denton County Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Denton County Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 25, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗Denton County Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Denton County Court official directory ↗