Christi Kennedy at a glance
- Current role
- Senior Judge
- Current assignment
- Texas 114th Judicial District Court
- Jurisdiction
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Christi Kennedy
Senior Judge · Texas 114th Judicial District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Senior Judge, Texas 114th Judicial District Court, TX, 2021-present
- Presiding Judge, Texas 114th Judicial District Court, TX, 2016-2020
- Presiding Judge, Texas 114th Judicial District Court, TX, 2009-2016
- Position: Christi Kennedy held the role of a judge for the 114th District Court in Texas, having been elected to the bench in 2008
- Although retired, Christi Kennedy continues to serve as a senior district judge
- She also served as a briefing attorney for the Twelfth Court of Appeals in Texas
Education
- Law Degree: She obtained her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Baylor University School of Law in 1993
- Art History — Louisiana State University-System Office
Additional information
- She was re-elected in 2016 and served until her retirement on December 31, 2020
- During her time on the bench, Judge Kennedy presided over various cases, including significant trials, such as a death penalty case in 2019.
- Practitioner, Potter Minton, ?-present
- Practitioner, Flowers Davis, ?-present
- Before her judicial career, Kennedy practiced civil law at law firms such as Potter Minton and Flowers Davis.
- After retiring, she expressed a desire to work for a charitable foundation rather than returning to private practice
- overseeing cases as needed.
- She has recently been involved in presiding over cases that require a judge after others have recused themselves
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
Texas 114th District 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
Texas 114th District 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 June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Texas 114th Judicial District Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View Texas 114th Judicial District Court current judicial profile ↗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 ↗