--- title: "Terrence L. Holmes | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terrence-l-holmes" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Terrence L. Holmes Texas County Court at Law No. 2 · Statutory County Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas County Court at Law No. 2 - 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. ## Biography ### Professional career - Presiding Judge, Texas County Courts at Law - Jefferson County Court at Law, TX, 2019-2022 - Terrence L. Holmes is the presiding judge of Jefferson County Court at Law No. 2 in Texas, elected in 2014 and re‐elected in 2018 and 2022, with a career that includes municipal judging, private practice, and public service roles - Presiding Judge, Texas County Courts at Law - Jefferson County Court at Law, TX, 2016-2018 - Judge, City of Beaumont Municipal Court, Beaumont, TX, 2009-2017 - Practitioner, Private Practice, Beaumont & Orange, TX, 1994-1996 - 1993–1996: Adjunct law professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law - Assistant County Attorney, Orange County, TX, 1990-1994 - 1990–1994: Assistant county attorney, Orange County Attorney’s Office ### Education - magna cum laude — Texas Southern University — 1990 - Soil Science — Prairie View A & M University — 1982 - Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law — J.D. (1982) - Liberal Studies — Southern University Law Center — 1980 - Southern University — B.S. (1980) - Prairie View A&M University — M.S. (1980) ### Additional information - Election status: Appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for re‐election. - First elected to the bench in 2014; re‐elected in 2018 and 2022. - 2009–2014: Municipal judge, City of Beaumont - 1994–2009: Private attorney in Beaumont - Certified Hearing Examiner, Texas Education Agency, TX, 1996-1998 - 1996–1997: Co‐host of The Law With You radio show - adj-prof, Lamar University, TX, 1993-1996 - adj-prof, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, 1993-1996 - Date of birth: 1956-11-05 - Ordained minister; associate minister at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Beaumont. - Registered Democrat. - Birth place: Houma, LA ## 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/15739/terrence-l-holmes/) - [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/15739/terrence-l-holmes/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terrence-l-holmes", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/terrence-l-holmes", "name": "Terrence L. 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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.