--- title: "Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/matthew-joseph-kacsmaryk" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, N.D. Texas, 2019-present - American federal judge serving on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas since June 21, 2019 - Adjunct professor, Southern Methodist University, 2013-present - Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Texas, 2008-2013 - Associate, Baker Botts LLP, Dallas (2003–2008) - Official court page: Northern District of Texas – Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk ### Education - J.D. — The University of Texas at Austin — 2003 - B.A., summa cum laude, Abilene Christian University (1999) J.D., University of Texas School of Law (2003), honors graduate; executive editor of the conservative Texas Review of Law & Politics - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ### Additional information - Commissioned: June 21, 2019 - Confirmed by Senate: June 19, 2019, vote 52–46 - Deputy general counsel, First Liberty Institute, Plano, TX, 2014-2019 - Private practice, Dallas, TX, 2003-2008 - Born: 1977, Gainesville, Florida - Date of birth: 1977-01-01 - Kacsmaryk’s court hears a mix of civil, criminal, and constitutional cases. - Of 177 appellate decisions reviewed, 147 were affirmed. - Preceded by: Mary Lou Robinson - His jurisdiction is often used by conservative groups and the Texas Attorney General, and he has been noted for rulings favorable to Republican policies. - Birth place: Gainesville, FL ## 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 testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6631056) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6631056) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/6631056) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8587/matthew-joseph-kacsmaryk/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8587/matthew-joseph-kacsmaryk/) - [Wikidata: Matthew J. Kacsmaryk](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38968284) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/matthew-joseph-kacsmaryk", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/matthew-joseph-kacsmaryk", "name": "Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk | KnowJudges", "description": "Matthew Joseph Kacsmaryk, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.