--- title: "John Boyd Board | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-boyd-board-15518" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # John Boyd Board Texas 181st Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 181st Judicial District Court - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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. - Hartwell) - Freeman) - YRC Worldwide, Inc.) - Administrative licensing matters - 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. ## 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/15518/john-boyd-board/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15518/john-boyd-board/) - [Texas 181st Judicial District Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15518/john-boyd-board/) - [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/15518/john-boyd-board/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-boyd-board-15518", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-boyd-board-15518", "name": "John Boyd Board | KnowJudges", "description": "John Boyd Board, Texas 181st 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.