--- title: "Richard Bruce Boyer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-bruce-boyer-15522" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Richard Bruce Boyer Texas District Courts, Caldwell Count · Administrative Law Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas District Courts, Caldwell Count - State: Texas - Role: Administrative Law Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Presiding Judge, Texas 22nd Judicial District Court, TX, 2021-2024 - Judge, Texas 22nd Judicial District Court, TX, 2017-2020 - Judge, Texas 22nd Judicial District Court, TX, 2013-2016 - Assistant County Attorney, Comal County District Attorney's Office, TX, ?-present - Private practice as an attorney in Comal County - Administrative Law Judge, Texas District Courts, Caldwell Count, TX, ?-present - District Judge — Texas 22nd District Court (Caldwell, Comal, and Hays counties) ### Education - Public Administration — Southern Methodist University — 1977 - Southern Methodist University — J.D. (1977) - Political Science, double minor in History and English — University of Nebraska at Kearney — 1973 ### Additional information - Boyer has been elected to the 22nd District Court bench in 2020 and 2024, both unopposed. - Mayor of the City of New Braunfels (2005–2011) - Mayor, City of New Braunfels, New Braunfels, TX, ?-present - pros, City of New Braunfels, New Braunfels, TX, ?-present - City Attorney for New Braunfels - Boyer has been active in community organizations, including the Comal County Chapter of the American Heart Association, New Braunfels Rotary Club, and the Wurstfest Association. - He is also Board Certified in Residential Real Estate Law. ## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/15522/richard-bruce-boyer/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15522/richard-bruce-boyer/) - [Texas District Courts, Caldwell Count current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15522/richard-bruce-boyer/) - [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/15522/richard-bruce-boyer/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-bruce-boyer-15522", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/richard-bruce-boyer-15522", "name": "Richard Bruce Boyer | KnowJudges", "description": "Richard Bruce Boyer, Texas District Courts, Caldwell Count. 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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.