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# David J. Schenck

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals · Presiding Judge, Place 1

## Profile

- Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
- State: Texas
- Role: Presiding Judge, Place 1
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

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

## 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.txcourts.gov/cca/about-the-court/judges/presiding-judge-david-j-schenck/)
- [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/cca/about-the-court/judges/presiding-judge-david-j-schenck/)
- [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/cca/about-the-court/judges/presiding-judge-david-j-schenck/)
- [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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- David J. Schenck is the Republican Party’s Presiding Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, elected in 2024 for a term ending in 2030, with a career spanning over three decades in law, public service, and judicial leadership
- Schenck assumed office as Presiding Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on January 1, 2025, succeeding Sharon Keller
- Fifth District Court of Appeals Justice (2015–2022): Appointed by Governor Rick Perry in 2015 and elected to a full term in 2016

### Education


### Additional information

- Other Public Service: Commissioner of the Texas Lottery Commission
- Official site: Texas Judicial Branch — Presiding Judge David J. Schenck



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e966a5411b2587c600cf3508) — 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/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.