John Boyd Board at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Texas 181st Judicial District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
John Boyd Board
Biography
Professional career
- John B. Board was a judge of the 181st District Court of Texas, serving in Potter County and Randall County before retiring in 2020.
- Judge, Texas 181st Judicial District Court, ?-present
- Before joining the judiciary, Board was a partner at Board & Barela, a law firm in Amarillo, Texas.
Education
- University of Oklahoma College of Law — J.D. (1988)
- University of Oklahoma — B.A. (1984)
Additional information
- Retirement: Retired in 2020 after 20 years on the bench.
- Appointment: Appointed to the bench by former Texas Governor George W. Bush in 2000.
- Date of birth: 1962-06-01
- Registered Republican.
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- Judge Board’s career reflected a long-standing commitment to public service and judicial duty.
- Service: held the role of a district judge in Randall County and Potter County, presiding over a variety of cases including family matters, torts, and administrative matters.
- His tenure included handling a broad range of cases in a rural Texas jurisdiction, and his post-retirement life is memorialized in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Texas 181st District Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Texas 181st District Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas 181st Judicial District Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View Texas 181st Judicial District Court current judicial profile ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗