Kirsten B. Cohoon at a glance
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Kirsten B. Cohoon
District Judge · Texas 451st District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Presiding Judge, Texas 451st Judicial District Court, TX, 2019-2022
- First elected district court judge in Kendall County — Elected in 2018, defeating an incumbent appointed by the governor
- The elected 451st District Court Judge for Kendall County, Texas, and serves as Presiding Judge of the Sixth Administrative Judicial Region
- Presiding Judge, Sixth Administrative Judicial Region — Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to lead a region spanning Kendall County to El Paso, providing judicial leadership, rule-making support, and assistance to other courts
Education
- South Texas College — J.D. (2001)
- Business Communications — Texas Christian University — 1996
Additional information
- City Attorney, City of Boerne, Boerne, TX, 2010-2018
- Assistant General Counsel, Corporate Secretary (for Subsidiaries) and Risk Manager, Imperial Sugar Company, 2009-2010
- Corporate Counsel, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc., 2006-2009
- Practitioner, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, 2001-2006
- Courtroom performance — Reports a 124% overall clearance rate and 100% jury verdicts upheld on appeal.
- Victim-first approach — Prioritizes violent crime cases and ensures restitution before other proceedings.
- overseeing 26 counties across the state.
- 451st District Court Judge — Handles all cases in Kendall County, as the county has no separate criminal, civil, probate, or juvenile courts.
- Community service — Mentors youth through Teen Court, speaks on constitutional rights, and serves on the Boerne Education Foundation board.
- State Bar Judicial Section Board Member — Chosen to lead the Texas State Bar’s Judicial Section, promoting judicial integrity and limited government.
- Cohoon is a lifelong conservative and Texan, with deep ties to Kendall County — she has lived in Boerne for 15 years and is part of a founding family in the county.
- She has been active in local and faith-based organizations, including Currey Creek Baptist and support for military families.
- Birth place: TX
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 451st 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 451st 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 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 ↗CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗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 ↗Texas 451st District Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Texas 451st District Court official directory ↗