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# Donna Sellen Hansen

Texas 523rd District Court · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Texas 523rd District Court
- State: Texas
- Role: District Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Donna Sellen Hansen — Texas 523rd District Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, 523rd District Court, Montgomery County, 2026-present
- Governor Greg Abbott appointed Hansen as the first judge of the 523rd District Court in Conroe, Montgomery County, effective September 1, 2026
- Division chief and assistant district attorney, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office
- Former assistant district attorney, Harris County District Attorney’s Office
- Montgomery County District Attorney Mike Holley praised Hansen’s “exceptional career as a prosecutor and leader” and her “tremendous legal knowledge, sound judgment, and deep sense of responsibility”

### Education

- Bachelor of Business Administration — University of Houston
- Regent University — J.D.

### Additional information

- Her term runs through December 31, 2028, after which the seat will be filled by election.
- She also serves on the State Child Fatality Review Team Committee and the Children’s Safe Harbor Board.
- The District Judge for this court, which handles various criminal and civil cases within Montgomery County.
- She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Texas District & County Attorneys Association, and Montgomery County Bar Association.

## Sources

- [Governor Abbott Appoints Hansen To 523rd Judicial District In Montgomery County](https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-appoints-hansen-to-523rd-judicial-district-in-montgomery-county)
- [Texas OCA live judicial directory - District Courts](https://card.txcourts.gov/ajrdata.aspx?ct=55)

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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.