--- title: "Brian E. Warren | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brian-e-warren" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Brian E. Warren Texas 209th District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 209th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Presiding Judge, Texas 209th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2019-2022 - Warren assumed office as a judge of the Texas 209th District Court on January 1, 2019, and was re-elected in 2022 - Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, TX, 2001-2006 - Founding Partner, Capitaine, Shellist, Warren & McAllister LLP, Houston, TX, ?-present - This dual perspective informs his approach to justice as a judge ### Education - St Mary's University — J.D. (2001) - Business Administration — James Madison University — 1997 ### Additional information - Awards: Named 2022 Texas District Judge of the Year and consistently ranked among the top three judges by the Houston Bar Association - Practitioner, Private Practice, Houston, TX, ?-present - Brian Warren has 24 years of legal experience devoted exclusively to criminal law. - representing clients in cases ranging from DWI to capital murder, trying approximately 75 cases in total. - He spent five years as an Assistant District Attorney prosecuting serious felonies in Harris County, where he never lost a case, and twelve years as a criminal defense attorney - Birth place: NY ## 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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16155/brian-e-warren/) - [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/16155/brian-e-warren/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brian-e-warren", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/brian-e-warren", "name": "Brian E. 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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.