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# Melissa Davis Andrews

Third Business Court Division · Business Court Judge (Seat 3A)

## Profile

- Court: Third Business Court Division
- State: Texas
- Role: Business Court Judge (Seat 3A)
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-22

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.txcourts.gov/businesscourt/divisions/)
- [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/businesscourt/divisions/)
- [Texas Judicial Branch, Business Court Divisions official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/businesscourt/divisions/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Private practice: Partner at Holland & Knight LLP (2021–2024) and Thompson & Knight LLP (2016–2021)
- High‐level judicial service: Attorney for Justice Jeff Boyd, Supreme Court of Texas (2013–2016) Law clerk for Justice Don Willett (now on the U.S. Fifth Circuit) Attorney for Justice Harvey Brown, First Court of Appeals of Texas (2011–2013)
- Judge Melissa (Davis) Andrews is a Board‐Certified Civil Appellate Law judge serving in the Third Division of the Texas Business Court in Austin, Texas

### Education

- Texas A&M University — magna cum laude — B.S.
- University of Texas School of Law — Texas Law Review, Teaching Quizmaster, honors graduate — J.D.

### Additional information

- Representation: Has appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Texas, multiple U.S. Courts of Appeals, and trial/appellate courts nationwide.
- Appellate practice: Focused on appellate briefing and oral argument, strategic dispositive motions, expert challenges, preservation of error, and jury charges.
- Judge Andrews presides over cases in Division 3A of the Texas Business Court, which handles complex commercial litigation across Texas.
- She is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
- Frequent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) presenter and author of law review articles.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Business Court Rule 354(a) — pleading requirements](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0e434f10523c85311cc1b033) — Texas Business Court actions only. Partial reader capture; links to full official PDF. Shared baseline only, not a judge-specific preference or complete local rules inventory. Apply source exceptions, case-type limits, later amendments and case orders. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1463426/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.