--- title: "Lowell Kregg Hukill | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lowell-kregg-hukill" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Lowell Kregg Hukill Texas 242nd District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 242nd 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 - The elected Judge of the Texas 242nd District Court, serving Hale, Swisher, and Castro counties, and has been on the bench since January 1, 2015 - Presiding Judge, Texas 242nd Judicial District Court, Plainview, TX, 2019-2022 - Presiding Judge, Texas 242nd Judicial District Court, Plainview, TX, 2015-2018 ### Education - JD — The University of Texas at Austin — 1990 - B.S. in Agricultural Economics, Texas Tech University (1987) J.D., University of Texas School of Law (1990) ### Additional information - A native of Olton, Texas, Hukill has lived in Plainview with his wife, Lezlie, since 1989, raising three daughters. - Re‐elected: 2018 and 2022 (unopposed in 2022) - Admitted to the Texas Bar: 1990 - Before joining the bench, Hukill had a 24‐year career in private practice, including managing his own solo law firm in Plainview. - Judge Hukill presides over the 242nd District Court, a court of general jurisdiction covering Hale, Swisher, and Castro counties in Texas. - His courtroom in Hale County is located at 225 Broadway Street #3, Plainview, TX 79072. - The court handles felony criminal cases, family law matters, property/title disputes, civil cases, election contests, and juvenile cases. - He is active in community organizations such as the Plainview Lions Club, Olton Lions Club, Plainview YMCA, and Wee Care Childcare Center, and serves as a deacon at First Baptist Church. - He is registered as a Republican. - Birth place: Olton, 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/15746/lowell-kregg-hukill/) - [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/15746/lowell-kregg-hukill/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lowell-kregg-hukill", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lowell-kregg-hukill", "name": "Lowell Kregg Hukill | KnowJudges", "description": "Lowell Kregg Hukill, Texas 242nd 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.