--- title: "Ryan Daniel Larson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ryan-daniel-larson" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Ryan Daniel Larson Texas 395th District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 395th 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 - Presiding Judge, Texas 395th Judicial District Court, Georgetown, TX, 2021-2024 - Presiding Judge, Texas 395th Judicial District Court, Georgetown, TX, 2017-2020 - Presiding Judge, Texas 395th Judicial District Court, Georgetown, TX, 2016-2016 - Head Administrative Law Judge, Railroad Commission of Texas, TX, ?-present - Assistant Attorney General in the Texas Attorney General’s Office - Private practice attorney with a record of success at trial, appellate, and Texas Supreme Court levels - Administrative Law Judge for the State of Texas ### Education - B.A. from UCLA and a J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law (2004). - University of California-Los Angeles — B.A. ### Additional information - 395th District Court bench since April 4, 2016, when he was appointed by then-Governor Greg Abbott. - overseeing energy and environmental cases. - Public records show Judge Larson presiding over various matters in Williamson County, including property disputes, foreclosure cases, and other civil matters. - Also recognized for leading Williamson County’s Family Recovery Court, an alternative, evidence-based, non-adversarial process for child protective services cases involving substance abuse and mental health issues, coordinated with faith-based organizations, nonprofits, and community stakeholders. - Larson is a member of the Texas Bar Foundation, Federalist Society, Williamson County Bar Association, and Austin Bar Association. - He has also served on the Texas Legislature’s Prevention Advisory Task Force on child safety. - He is married with two children and is active in his local church community. - 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/15793/ryan-daniel-larson/) - [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/15793/ryan-daniel-larson/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ryan-daniel-larson", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ryan-daniel-larson", "name": "Ryan Daniel Larson | KnowJudges", "description": "Ryan Daniel Larson, Texas 395th District Court. 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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.