Bonnie Sudderth at a glance
- Current role
- Court of Appeals Justice
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Bonnie Sudderth
Court of Appeals Justice · Texas 2nd Court of Appeals
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Available research
AI abuse cases3 directly linked cases
Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures1 sourced item · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
AI abuse cases
3 casesAI-related ruling · July 30, 2026
In the Interest of Q.C. and P.C., Children
AI-related ruling · July 9, 2026
In the Interest of Q.C. and P.C., Children
AI-related ruling · April 2, 2026
Stanford v. Leinart
- Court response
- Admonishment
Biography
Professional career
- adj-prof, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX, 1999-present
- adj-prof, Texas Wesleyan University, TX, 1999-present
- Regional Director of the Texas Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves, U.S. Department of Defense, 1992-1998
- Faculty Member, Texas Municipal Courts Education Center, TX, 1991-1996
- Practitioner, Private Practice, Fort Worth, TX, 1986-1990
Judicial service
- Judge, Fort Worth Municipal Court, Fort Worth, TX, 1990-1990
- Chief Judge, Fort Worth Municipal Court, Fort Worth, TX, 1990-1996
- Commissioner, Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct, TX, 1991-1996
- Commissioner, Texas Commission on Judicial Efficiency, Staff Diversity Task Force, TX, 1996-1996
- Judge, Texas 352nd Judicial District Court, TX, 1996-2015
- Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX, 2015-2016
- Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX, 2017-2017
- Chief Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX, 2017-2018
- Chief Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX, 2019-2024
Education
- The University of Texas at Austin · JD, 1985
- University of Southern California · Public Affairs and Public Administration, magna cum laude, 1982
- Duke University · LLM, 2020
Personal record
Born September 2, 1959 · Brownwood, TX
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Filing requirements
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.
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 ↗
Sources
Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
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Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
Statewide source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing ↗