Kevin Yeary at a glance
- Current role
- Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 4
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Kevin Yeary
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 4 · Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Biography
Professional career
- held the role of an assistant district attorney in Dallas, Harris, and Bexar counties
Education
- Educated at St. Mary’s University (BA and JD).
Additional information
- Elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2014 (Place 4).
- Previously held a position as a briefing attorney for Judge Bill White (1991–1992).
- Born September 8, 1966, in Texas.
- Identified as a “mild Republican” in partisan behavior analysis.
- Notably the lone dissenter in a case limiting the Texas Attorney General’s unilateral power to prosecute voter fraud.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Filing requirements
Statewide
In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so.
Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court.Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
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 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster ↗Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing ↗Texas Court of Criminal Appeals official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Texas Court of Criminal Appeals official directory ↗