--- title: "Jerry Allan Garrett | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jerry-allan-garrett-15659" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jerry Allan Garrett Texas 33rd Judicial District Court · Presiding Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 33rd Judicial District Court - State: Texas - Role: Presiding Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Presiding Judge, Texas 33rd Judicial District Court, Burnet, TX, 2024-present - J. Allan Garrett is the presiding judge of the 33rd District Court of Texas, serving Burnet, Llano, Blanco, and San Saba counties since his 2012 election - Presiding Judge, Texas 33rd Judicial District Court, Burnet, TX, 2017-2020 - Presiding Judge, Texas 33rd Judicial District Court, Burnet, TX, 2013-2016 - Partner, Hutto Lucksinger Garrett & Kennedy PLLC, Marble Falls, TX, ?-present - Attorney at Charles A. Ellison, P.C. (Brazos County) - Sitting judge of the Texas 33rd District Court, which covers Burnet, Llano, Blanco, and San Saba counties - Before becoming a judge, Garrett was a partner at Hutto, Lucksinger, Garrett & Kennedy, PLLC in Marble Falls, Texas, and previously practiced law in College Station and Houston. ### Education - University of Houston Law Center — J.D. (2001) - BA — The University of Texas at Austin — 1998 - B.S., University of Texas at Austin ### Additional information - Current term: Through the end of 2020, with continued service as Presiding Judge since January 2013 - Elected: November 6, 2012; re‐elected in 2016 and 2020 - Bar admission: November 2001, Texas Bar No. 24032217 - Practitioner, Charles A. Ellison, P.C., College Station, TX, ?-present - Practitioner, West, Webb, Albritton & Gentry, PC, College Station, TX, ?-present - Registered as a Republican - Court Coordinator: Jaclyn Milum — (512) 715‐5219 - Court Reporter: Virginia Bunting — (512) 715‐5230 - He also served on the Marble Falls City Council and as mayor pro tem. - Member of the Marble Falls Daybreak Rotary Club, Marble Falls/Lake LBJ Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board, Boys and Girls Club of Highland Lakes Board of Directors, and Camp Phoenix Board of Directors ## 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/15659/jerry-allan-garrett/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15659/jerry-allan-garrett/) - [Texas 33rd Judicial District Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15659/jerry-allan-garrett/) - [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/15659/jerry-allan-garrett/) - [Allan Garrett - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Allan_Garrett) - [Allan Garrett | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/people/allan-garrett) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jerry-allan-garrett-15659", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jerry-allan-garrett-15659", "name": "Jerry Allan Garrett | KnowJudges", "description": "Jerry Allan Garrett, Texas 33rd Judicial District Court. 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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.