Sarah Soeldner Bruchmiller at a glance
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Sarah Soeldner Bruchmiller
District Judge · Texas 368th District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Chief Prosecutor in the Williamson County District Attorney’s Office (2013–present)
- Chief Prosecutor in misdemeanor and felony district courts at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office (2006–2016)
- previously worked for the Office of the General Counsel under Texas Governor Rick Perry and interned with the First Court of Appeals under Justice Elsa Alcala
- Published five times in the Texas Prosecutor Law Journal and contributed to the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health Juvenile Bench Book
- The elected District Judge of the 368th District Court in Williamson County, Texas, presiding over felony criminal cases, civil matters, and specialty courts such as the felony DWI court
- She has also been active in public service, speaking at judicial conferences and leading initiatives such as the Williamson County Transformative Justice Program
Education
- South Texas College of Law, Houston — J.D. (2005)
- B.S. in Communication, University of Texas at Austin (1997)
- MBA in progress at St. Edward’s University
Additional information
- Elected: November 8, 2022
- Before her election, Judge Bruchmiller served four years as an Associate Judge in Williamson County
- handling magistration hearings, mental health hearings, emergency protective orders, juvenile court, and felony specialty dockets.
- Work in specialty courts for defendants with mental illness, alcohol/drug addiction, and human trafficking survivors.
- Other duties: Serves on the Williamson County Juvenile Board and is Vice‐Chair of the Williamson County Bail Bonds Board.
- Judge Bruchmiller emphasizes fair, impartial, and just sentencing, reducing case backlogs, and focusing on accountability, treatment, and recovery in specialty courts.
- Cases: Felony criminal cases (including robbery, sexual assault, crimes against children, capital murder), civil matters (sometimes involving multi‐million‐dollar disputes or injunctions), and oversight of the felony DWI/Drug Court.
- Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and Texas Bar College; member of multiple bar associations.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Texas 368th District Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Texas 368th District Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗Texas 368th District Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Texas 368th District Court official directory ↗