--- title: "Bonnie Lee Goldstein | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bonnie-lee-goldstein-tx-5th-court-appeals" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Bonnie Lee Goldstein Texas 5th Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Justice ## Profile - Court: Texas 5th Court of Appeals - State: Texas - Role: Court of Appeals Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas), Dallas, TX, 2021-2026 - Before her appellate role, Goldstein held the role of Presiding Judge of the 44th Judicial District Court in Dallas County (2014–2021). - Democratic Party judge serving on Place 3 of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, elected in 2020, with a career spanning over three decades in legal practice and judicial service - Judge, Texas 44th Judicial District Court, TX, 2015-2020 - Judge, Royse City Municipal Court, Royse City, TX, 2006-2014 - Presiding Judge, Cockrell Hill Municipal Court, Cockrell Hill, TX, 2003-2014 - Associate Judge, Dallas Municipal Court, Dallas, TX, 2004-2009 - Partner, Brown & Hofmeister, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, 2001-2003 - Partner, Bickerstaff, Heath, Smiley, Pollan, Kever & McDaniel, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, 1999-2001 - Partner, Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, 1990-1998 - Paralegal/Law Clerk, Onek, Klein & Farr, Washington, DC, 1986-1988 - representing municipalities and serving as a municipal court prosecutor - Official site: Texas Judicial Branch – Justice Bonnie Lee Goldstein Texas Judicial Branch ### Education - George Washington University School of Law in — J.D. (1990) ### Additional information - Elected to the 5th District Court of Appeals on November 3, 2020, and began her term on January 1, 2021. - In 2014, she received the Judge Michael L. O’Neal Outstanding Jurist Award from the Municipal Judges Section of the State Bar of Texas. - Judge, Town of New Hope, New Hope, TX, 2013-2014 - Practitioner, Bonnie Lee Goldstein PC, 2003-2014 - In 1998, she was appointed Legal Counselor to the Mexican Consulate in Houston for her work representing a Mexican national on death row Texas Judicial Branch - Research Assistant, George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1998-1989 - Legal Intern, United States Court of Claims, Washington, DC, 1989-1989 - Fluent in Spanish, with exchange experience in Costa Rica and a semester in Cadiz, Spain Texas Judicial Branch. - handling complex commercial litigation, construction, surety, fidelity, and state/local government law. - For 11 years before joining the district court, she was a solo practitioner and City Attorney - Her legal career began at the Dallas firm Vial, Hamilton, Koch and Knox - She also held municipal court judgeships in Cockrell Hill, Dallas, Royse City, and the Town of New Hope ## 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 ### appellate electronic filing Scope: statewide In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so. Evidence excerpt: Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-bonnie-lee-goldstein/) - [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-bonnie-lee-goldstein/) - [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/5thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-bonnie-lee-goldstein/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15449/bonnie-lee-goldstein/) - [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15449/bonnie-lee-goldstein/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bonnie-lee-goldstein-tx-5th-court-appeals", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bonnie-lee-goldstein-tx-5th-court-appeals", "name": "Bonnie Lee Goldstein | KnowJudges", "description": "Bonnie Lee Goldstein, Texas 5th Court of Appeals. 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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/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.