--- title: "Keli Michelle Aiken | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/keli-michelle-aiken" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Keli Michelle Aiken Texas 354th District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 354th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Presiding Judge, Texas 354th Judicial District Court, Greenville, TX, 2021-2024 - Judge, Texas 354th Judicial District Court, Greenville, TX, 2017-2020 - First Assistant District Attorney, Hunt County, TX, ?-present - Notable: Hunt County’s first elected female state district judge - State district judge serving on the 354th District Court of Texas, which covers Hunt and Rains counties - She also held the role of Hunt County’s first assistant district attorney ### Education - Texas Wesleyan University School of Law — J.D. (2005) - BA — The University of Texas at Tyler - B.S. — University of Texas at Tyler ### Additional information - Elected: 2016, re‐elected 2020 - Predecessor: Richard Beacom, who retired - Before becoming a judge, Aiken spent 19 years as an attorney for Hunt County and Rains County. - Aiken has been active in local organizations, including Greenville Noon Rotary and Greenville Altrusa, and has held the role of a mock trial judge for Quinlan ISD’s Shattered Dreams program. - She has also taught children’s ministry at Crosspoint Fellowship. ## 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://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [Official roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15469/keli-michelle-aiken/) - [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/15469/keli-michelle-aiken/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/keli-michelle-aiken", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/keli-michelle-aiken", "name": "Keli Michelle Aiken | KnowJudges", "description": "Keli Michelle Aiken, Texas 354th 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.