Terri Tipton Holder at a glance
- Current role
- Administrative Law Judge
- Current assignment
- Brazoria County District Courts
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Terri Tipton Holder
Administrative Law Judge · Brazoria County District Courts
Biography
Professional career
- Presiding Judge, Texas 149th Judicial District Court, Angleton, TX, 2019-2022
- held the role of Presiding Judge of the 149th District Court from 2011–2014, 2015–2018, and 2019–2022
- Terri T. Holder was a judge of the 149th District Court of Texas in Brazoria County, serving from 2010 until her voluntary retirement in 2022
- Presiding Judge, Texas 149th Judicial District Court, Angleton, TX, 2015-2018
- Presiding Judge, Texas 149th Judicial District Court, Angleton, TX, 2011-2014
- Administrative Law Judge, Brazoria County District Courts, ?-present
- First woman elected as a district court judge in Brazoria County
Education
- South Texas College of Law, Houston — J.D. (1982)
- Sam Houston State University — B.A. (1977)
Additional information
- Retired December 31, 2022, after 12 years of service.
- 130 (2021) congratulating her on her retirement, citing her dedication, integrity, and service to Brazoria County.
- Elected in 2010, re‐elected unopposed in 2014 and 2018.
- pros, ?-present
- Before becoming a judge, Holder was an assistant district attorney in the Brazoria County District Attorney’s Office.
- Practiced law for 28 years in civil and criminal cases, including over 100 jury trials as first chair attorney, and appeared before appellate courts at all levels.
- She also served with the Walker County Special Prosecution Unit and was president of the Brazoria County Bar Association.
- Chief’s Advisory Committee, Freeport Police Department She also directed the county’s For Kids’ Sake program and was a long‐time member of Second Baptist Church.
- The Texas House of Representatives passed H.R.
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
149th District Court — Brazoria County
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
149th District Court — Brazoria County
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 June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Brazoria County District Courts current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View Brazoria County District Courts current judicial profile ↗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 ↗