--- title: "Brenda Mullinix | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brenda-mullinix-15905" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Brenda Mullinix Fort Bend County District Courts · Administrative Law Judge ## Profile - Court: Fort Bend County District Courts - State: Texas - Role: Administrative Law Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Presiding Judge, Texas 387th Judicial District Court, Richmond, TX, 2017-2020 - Brenda G. Mullinix was a judge of the 387th (Family) District Court in Fort Bend County, Texas, serving from 2013 until her retirement on December 31, 2020 - Presiding Judge, Texas 387th Judicial District Court, Richmond, TX, 2013-2016 - Associate Judge, Texas 387th Judicial District Court, Richmond, TX, 2004-2012 - Prior role: Associate Judge of the 387th District Court (2004–2012) - Administrative Law Judge, Fort Bend County District Courts, TX, ?-present ### Education - South Texas College — J.D. (1991) - Texas A & M University-Kingsville — B.A. ### Additional information - Retirement: Ended her term in 2020; later opened a private mediation practice ## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/15905/brenda-mullinix/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15905/brenda-mullinix/) - [Fort Bend County District Courts current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15905/brenda-mullinix/) - [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/15905/brenda-mullinix/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brenda-mullinix-15905", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brenda-mullinix-15905", "name": "Brenda Mullinix | KnowJudges", "description": "Brenda Mullinix, Fort Bend County District Courts. 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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.