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# Shawn Nicole Thierry

Texas 515th District Court · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: Texas 515th District Court
- State: Texas
- Role: District Judge
- Service status: active

## Summary

Shawn Nicole Thierry — Texas 515th District Court

## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge, 515th District Court, Harris County, 2026-present
- Other roles: 2025 appointment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Board
- Nearly three decades; currently Executive Director of Policy in the Office of General Counsel at Texas Southern University

### Education

- BA in Broadcast Management – Howard University JD – Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University

### Additional information

- Appointment: Made by Governor Greg Abbott on August 25, 2026, effective September 1, 2026
- Public service: Former State Representative for Texas House District 146 (2017–2025) as a Democrat.
- Elected in 2016 to the Texas House; served four terms.
- In summary: Judge Shawn Nicole Thierry is a former Texas legislator now serving as a Harris County district judge, with a career marked by legislative work on maternal health, a political realignment to the Republican Party, and a current judicial role focused on civil cases in the 515th Judicial District.
- Court focus: Legislature directed the court to give preference to civil cases
- Legal
- Practicing Catholic; parishioner at St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church.
- Active in community organizations including the Houston Food Bank and various literacy and women’s groups.

## Sources

- [Governor Abbott Appoints Thierry To 515th Judicial District In Harris County](https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-appoints-thierry-to-515th-judicial-district-in-harris-county)
- [Texas OCA live judicial directory - District Courts](https://card.txcourts.gov/ajrdata.aspx?ct=55)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-119ce7e69a3752f1da3cfce0) — 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.
- [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.