Cheryll Mabray at a glance
- Current role
- Child Protection Associate Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Cheryll Mabray
Child Protection Associate Judge · Child Protection Court of the Hill Country
Biography
Professional career
- Appointments: Appointed to the Child Protection Court of the Hill Country in 2013, filling a vacancy left by Judge Rob Hoffman
- Legal Career: held the role of Llano County Attorney for over two decades
- Cheryll Ann Mabray is the appointed associate judge of the Child Protection Court of the Hill Country, presiding over child abuse and neglect cases in multiple Texas counties
Education
Additional information
- Cheryll Ann Mabray is licensed with the State Bar of Texas (Bar No. 15974100) since 1985, with 41 years of legal practice and no public disciplinary record
- handling misdemeanors, juvenile cases, commissioner’s court matters, and protective orders Earlier in her career, she was Assistant District Attorney for the 33rd Judicial District (1985–1990) Also practiced in private law, including family law, criminal law, and juvenile law
- Child Protection Court of the Hill Country, a specialty court created to handle child abuse and neglect cases in rural Texas.
- Judge Mabray has been featured in community events, such as the Highland Lakes Democratic Women’s May meeting, where she was honored for her work in child protection
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 ↗
Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration, active Judicial Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration, active Judicial Directory 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 ↗