--- title: "Maricela Moore | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maricela-moore-15892" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Maricela Moore Civil Jury Services · Presiding Judge ## Profile - Court: Civil Jury Services - State: Texas - Role: Presiding Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Democratic Party justice for Place 4 of the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals, elected in 2022 and serving since January 1, 2023, with a term through 2028 - Presiding Judge, Texas 162nd Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2021-2024 - Presiding Judge, Texas 162nd Judicial District Court, Dallas, TX, 2017-2020 - Partner, Farrow-Gillespie & Health LLP, TX, 2010-2014 - Presiding Judge, Cowles & Thompson, P.C., Dallas, TX, 2001-2003 - Partner at Farrow-Gillespie & Heath LLP; founder of her own firm; prior roles at Cowles & Thompson and Baker & McKenzie - Practice: Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Official site: Texas Justice Maricela Moore Breedlove ### Education - George Washington University Law School — J.D. (2001) - in Management, Boston College — B.S. (1997) - Management, magna cum laude — Boston College — 1997 ### Additional information - She assumed office on January 1, 2023 and her term ends December 31, 2028. - Dallas Bar Association Barbara M.G. Lynn Jurist of the Year Award (2023) - Elected in the November 8, 2022 general election, defeating Emily Miskel. - American Board of Trial Advocates Trial Judge of the Year (2019) - Owner, Law Office of Maricela Moore PLLC, 2014-2016 - Owner, Siewczynski Law Firm, 2008-2010 - Practitioner, Baker & McKenzie, 2004-2008 - Justice Moore presides over Seat 4 of the Texas Fifth Court of Appeals, an intermediate appellate court for Dallas County. - Presiding Judge, Civil Jury Services, ?-present - overseeing 39 district court judges. - Moore runs her own legal practice - She also served as Presiding Judge of Civil Jury Services. - Before her appellate role, Moore held the role of Presiding Judge of the 162nd Civil District Court in Dallas County and as Local Administrative District Judge - Specialization: Commercial, employment, contract, trade secret, and non-compete litigation; also handled complex civil matters and investigations into corporate and banking ethics issues. - Multiple honors from Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and D Magazine for labor and employment law. - Born in Austin, Texas; fluent in English and Spanish - Catholic; member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. - Birth place: Austin, 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/15892/maricela-moore/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15892/maricela-moore/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15892/maricela-moore/) - [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/15892/maricela-moore/) - [Maricela Moore](https://ballotpedia.org/Maricela_Moore) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maricela-moore-15892", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maricela-moore-15892", "name": "Maricela Moore | KnowJudges", "description": "Maricela Moore, Civil Jury Services. 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