Marialyn Price Barnard at a glance
- Current role
- Business Court Judge (Seat 4A)
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
- Term and retention
- Current term ends August 31, 2028
Marialyn Price Barnard
Business Court Judge (Seat 4A) · Fourth Business Court Division
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Marialyn Barnard is an appointed judge of the Texas Business Court’s Fourth Division, serving since September 1, 2024, with a background in judicial, corporate, and legal roles spanning over two decades
- Judge, Court of Appeals of Texas, 2009-present
- Appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott as a Judge of the Fourth Business Court Division (Division 4A) effective September 1, 2024
- Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Western District of Texas
- Managing Director of Forensic Litigation at KPMG LLP
- Private practice at Prichard, Hawkins, McFarland & Young LLP
- Judge of the 73rd Judicial District Court in Bexar County
- Justice on the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals for ten years
- Commissioner for Precinct 3 on the Bexar County Commissioners Court
- Her undergraduate degree in Political Science and English is from Texas A&M University–Commerce, and she began her career as a high school English teacher
- In summary: Judge Marialyn Barnard is a seasoned jurist with extensive experience in trial and appellate law, corporate governance, and public service, now leading the Texas Business Court’s Fourth Division in San Antonio
- She later held the role of a briefing attorney for Justice Orlando Garcia on the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals and as a federal law clerk for Judge Garcia when he became a U.S. District Judge
Education
- Texas A & M University-College Station — B.A.
- J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law, where she interned for Justice John Cornyn (Texas Supreme Court) and Judge Charles Baird (Texas Court of Criminal Appeals).
Additional information
- In-house Counsel and Director of Business Intelligence at CPS Energy
- Vice President of Product Development at TXdocs Software
- The Fourth Division covers 22 counties in South Texas, from Laredo to Aransas County.
- She presides over complex, high-value business cases, including commercial litigation, corporate governance disputes, and other matters outside the jurisdiction of elected district courts.
- Judge Barnard is married to Dr. Gary Barnard, a clinical psychologist, and they have two married children and four grandchildren.
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Business Court Rule 354(a) — pleading requirements
Fourth Business Court Division; Texas Business Court
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