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# Audrey Moorehead

Texas County Criminal Court No. 3 · Statutory County Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Texas County Criminal Court No. 3
- State: Texas
- Role: Statutory County Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-25

## 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

### 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)
- [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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- 2025–2026 Chair of the Criminal Justice Section, State Bar of Texas
- Of counsel to Kastl Law and ran her own firm (2007–2015)
- Audrey F. Moorehead is the first woman elected Judge of Dallas County Criminal Court No. 3 in Texas, serving at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas, TX
- She also serves as the judicial officer for a statutory specialty court assisting high‐risk, justice‐involved individuals in reentry State Bar of Texas | Sections Department

### Education

- J.D. from Texas A&M University School of Law (2006) and an M.B.A. in organizational management from Dallas Baptist University

### Additional information

- Her honors include the Outstanding Jurist Award from the Dallas Women Lawyers Association (2021) and the Winner’s Circle Unsung Hero Award from the J.L. Turner Legal Association
- Judge Moorehead presides over County Criminal Court No. 3, located at 133 N. Riverfront Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Dallas, TX 75207.
- Before joining the judiciary, Moorehead had a nearly two‐decade legal career focused on criminal defense, domestic relations, child welfare, and probate matters.
- She has raised over $2 million for law students through the Dallas Bar Association’s Bar Nonecast program State Bar of Texas | Sections Department
- She began her professional life as a Licensed Social Worker with the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas, managing programs such as Meals on Wheels.
- She is also active in the Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Women Lawyers Association, and the National Association of Women Judges