Lindsay D. DeVos at a glance
- Current role
- Associate Judge
- Current assignment
- Texas 231st Judicial District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
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Lindsay D. DeVos
Associate Judge · Texas 231st Judicial District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Associate Judge, Texas 231st Judicial District Court, TX, 2014-present
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2003
Education
- Texas A & M University-College Station — J.D. (2003)
- Texas Wesleyan University School of Law — J.D. (2003)
- B.A. in Political Science & Criminal Justice — Midwestern State University, 1999
Additional information
- DeVos Mediations — Founded in 2022, offering mediation services in divorce, child custody, conservatorship modifications, and DCF cases.
- Service: Served from May 1, 2014, until August 1, 2022, presiding over thousands of contested family law hearings.
- Appointment: Named Associate Judge in 2014 by Judge Jesus Navarez Jr.
- Owner, The Law Office of Lindsay D. DeVos, PLLC, ?-present
- Retired associate judge of the 231st (Family) District Court in Tarrant County, Texas, and now a full-time family law mediator through DeVos Mediations.
- Pre-retirement private practice in family law, probate, and estate planning.
- Case types: Handled divorce, custody, visitation, conservatorship modifications, and cases involving the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
- Recent cases: Public records list matters such as Ana Maria Greenberg v.
- Martin Keith Greenberg (divorce) and William Douglas Jeffries v.
- Sandra Gail Jeffries (divorce).
- Focus: Helping parties resolve conflicts outside the courtroom to avoid litigation’s expense and trauma.
- Notable work: Spent 11 years representing children in divorce and foster care cases, which she cites as her most meaningful professional contribution.
- Enjoys spending time with family, exercise, and travel.
- Former half-marathon runner; now a Peloton enthusiast.
- Family: Husband, two sons, and three dogs.
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
231st 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
231st 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 June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas 231st Judicial District Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View Texas 231st Judicial District Court current judicial profile ↗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 ↗