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# Michael L. Landrum

Texas 514th District Court · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Texas 514th District Court
- State: Texas
- Role: District Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Michael L. Landrum — Texas 514th District Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, 514th District Court, Harris County, 2026-present
- Judge of the 514th Judicial District Court in Harris County, Texas, appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in September 2026 for a term ending December 31, 2028
- Other Roles: Tax Master, Harris County District Court (1994–2010) Attorney, mediator, and arbitrator at Clark Hill Strasburger Former adjunct professor at Houston Baptist University
- Former judge, 113th District Court, Harris County
- Former judge, 164th District Court, Harris County
- In summary, Judge Michael L. Landrum is an experienced Texas jurist with a long career in judicial, legal, and arbitration work, now serving in a newly created civil district court in Harris County as part of a statewide judicial expansion

### Education

- in Political Science: University of St. Thomas — B.A. (1973)
- The University of Texas School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Appointment: By Governor Greg Abbott, effective September 1, 2026, for a term through December 31, 2028
- Practicing attorney and arbitrator
- Court Type: Civil district court handling matters such as malpractice, breach of contract, personal injury, and other civil disputes
- Continuing education lecturer for the Houston Bar Association

## Sources

- [Governor Abbott Appoints Landrum To 514th Judicial District In Harris County](https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-appoints-landrum-to-514th-judicial-district-in-harris-county)
- [Texas OCA live judicial directory - District Courts](https://card.txcourts.gov/ajrdata.aspx?ct=55)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-119ce7e69a3752f1da3cfce0) — 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.
- [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.