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# Randi Hartin

Texas County Criminal Court No. 6 · Statutory County Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Texas County Criminal Court No. 6
- State: Texas
- Role: Statutory County Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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)
- [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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Post‐Judicial Roles: Adjunct professor at Texas Christian University (since 2023)
- The Republican‐party judge of Tarrant County Criminal Court No. 6 in Texas, elected in November 2022 and serving through 2026
- Assistant District Attorney, Tarrant County DA’s Office (2013–2018)

### Education

- Texas Wesleyan University School of Law — J.D. (2011)
- Bachelor’s in English and Secondary Education from the University of North Texas (2002)

### Additional information

- Has worked to reduce case backlogs, achieving a case clearance rate over 100% in 2024.
- In 2023, CCC6 transitioned from a general misdemeanor court to the county’s second dedicated misdemeanor domestic violence court
- Elected on November 8, 2022 to the bench of County Criminal Court No. 6 (CCC6) in Tarrant County, Texas.
- Returned to private practice in 2018.
- Early Career: Taught English in Arlington ISD (2003–2005) and Mansfield ISD (2005–2008).
- Legal Career: Associate in the Law Office of Kyle Whitaker (criminal defense & family law).
- focusing on domestic violence cases.
- overseeing misdemeanor domestic violence cases and other non‐felony matters.
- handling about half of Tarrant County’s non‐felony domestic violence cases, including assaults, protective order violations, terroristic threats, plus other misdemeanors such as DWIs, thefts, and drug offenses.
- A lifelong Texan with over 25 years in Tarrant County, Hartin is the mother of one daughter, active in local Republican clubs, and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Mansfield.