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# Jenny Cron

Texas 13th Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Justice

## Profile

- Court: Texas 13th Court of Appeals
- State: Texas
- Role: Court of Appeals Justice
- 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

### appellate electronic filing

Scope: statewide

In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so.

Evidence excerpt: Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court.

[Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.txcourts.gov/13thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-jenny-cron/)
- [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/13thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-jenny-cron/)
- [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/13thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-jenny-cron/)
- [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- She has been licensed to practice law since 1996 and is admitted in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
- Republican‐party judge elected to Place 2 of the Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals on November 5, 2024, serving from January 1, 2025, until December 31, 2030
- Kleberg County Attorney’s Office — prosecutorial role for nearly two years
- Nueces County Attorney’s Office — Chief of Litigation for several years
- Private practice — Senior litigator for five years at Porter, Rogers, Dahlman & Gordon, P.C

### Education

- A native of South Texas and lifelong resident of Corpus Christi, Cron graduated summa cum laude in English with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin before attending Texas Tech University School of Law, where she earned her J.D. in 1996.

### Additional information

- She assumed office January 1, 2025, and her term runs through 2030.
- Elected to Place 2 of the 13th Court of Appeals, which serves Corpus Christi and Edinburg, Texas, defeating incumbent Nora Longoria in the 2024 general election.
- handling business and commercial matters
- The court’s base salary is $192,500.
- Justice Cron is Treasurer of the Corpus Christi Bar Association and a member of the Coastal Bend Women Lawyers Association, Texas Bar Foundation, College of the State Bar of Texas, and the Appellate Law Section.
- She is the mother of two children, Elle Marie Boyd and Thomas Boyd, whom she cites as her greatest achievements.



## 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.