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# Christi Kennedy

Texas 114th Judicial District Court · Senior Judge

## Profile

- Court: Texas 114th Judicial District Court
- State: Texas
- Role: Senior Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-06-30

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

## 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/15768/christi-kennedy/)
- [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15768/christi-kennedy/)
- [Texas 114th Judicial District Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15768/christi-kennedy/)
- [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/15768/christi-kennedy/)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-119ce7e69a3752f1da3cfce0) — 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.
- [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.