Brett G. Bray at a glance
- Current role
- Constitutional County Judge
- Court
- Blanco County Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
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Brett G. Bray
Constitutional County Judge · Blanco County Court
Biography
Professional career
- Brett Bray has been Blanco County Judge since January 2015, re‐elected in 2018 and serving his third term
- The elected Judge of Blanco County, Texas, serving his third term since 2015, with over 30 years of legal experience and a broad role in county governance and emergency management
- He is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Administrative Law and has held the role of an administrative law judge and final order authority in numerous contested cases
Education
Additional information
- Under the Texas Constitution, the county judge is both the chief judicial officer and the head of a five‐member commissioners’ court, with authority over the county’s budget, administration, and operations
- Bray also serves on the Board of Directors for Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
- representing Blanco, Gillespie, and Llano counties
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
Blanco 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
Blanco 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 ↗Blanco County Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Blanco County Court official directory ↗