John Lee Durrenberger at a glance
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- Constitutional County Judge
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John Lee Durrenberger
Constitutional County Judge · Washington County Court
Biography
Professional career
- The Constitutional County Judge for Washington County, Texas, serving since 2019, but announced in November 2025 that he will not seek re‐election for a third term in 2026
- Durrenberger first took office in 2019 after winning the 2018 primary against former County Judge John Brieden.
Education
Additional information
- Recently elected Chairman of the Brazos Valley Council of Governments.
- The Constitutional County Judge for Washington County, Texas, a position that oversees the county’s judicial, administrative, and fiscal operations.
- Before that, he spent 50 years in leadership roles in the wholesale beer industry and has been active in the Texas Association of Counties, Blinn College Advisory Board, local economic development initiatives, the Juvenile Board, and the Republican Club.
- His court is the Washington County Court, and appeals from this court go to the First or Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Texas.
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
Washington County 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
Washington County 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 July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗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 ↗Washington County Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Washington County Court official directory ↗