--- title: "Patricia V. Grady | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-v-grady" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Patricia V. Grady Texas 212th District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 212th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Patricia V. Grady is a Republican‐elected judge of the 212th District Court in Galveston County, Texas, serving since 2014 and re‐elected in 2018 - Presiding Judge, Texas 212th Judicial District Court, Galveston, TX, 2019-2022 - Presiding Judge, Texas 212th Judicial District Court, Galveston, TX, 2015-2018 - Legal Liason, Office of the Galveston County Judge, TX, 2011-2013 - Public service: Legal liaison for the Office of the Galveston County Judge (2011–2013); later returned to private practice before election to the bench. - Early career: Private practice in criminal and civil law (1991–2011) - The first Republican‐elected judge in the court’s history ### Education - University of Houston Law Center — J.D. (1991) - in Political Science and English, University of Houston — B.A. ### Additional information - Practitioner, Private Practice, 2013-2014 - Community roles: Former Republican Precinct Chair, Sand Pipers Republican Women’s Club Board, delegate to the State Republican Convention (2006, 2010, 2012). - Practitioner, Private Practice, 1991-2011 - Judge Grady presides over the 212th Judicial District Court in Galveston County, Texas - handling a range of civil, criminal, and family matters. - Court address: 600 59th Street, Suite 4204, Galveston, TX 77551. - Phone: (409) 766‐2266. - A third‐generation Texan raised in Houston, she grew up in Galveston County and has been married to the Hon. John Grady, a Galveston County Court at Law No. 1 judge, for 23 years. - She is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. - Birth place: 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://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [Official roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15690/patricia-v-grady/) - [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/15690/patricia-v-grady/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-v-grady", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/patricia-v-grady", "name": "Patricia V. 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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.