--- title: "Kirsten B. Cohoon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kirsten-b-cohoon" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Kirsten B. Cohoon Texas 451st District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 451st 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 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 ## 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/15562/kirsten-b-cohoon/) - [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/15562/kirsten-b-cohoon/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kirsten-b-cohoon", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/kirsten-b-cohoon", "name": "Kirsten B. 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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.