--- title: "Yolanda T. Huff | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/yolanda-t-huff" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Yolanda T. Huff Texas County Court at Law No. 12 · Judge, Bexar County Court at Law No. 12 ## Profile - Court: Texas County Court at Law No. 12 - State: Texas - Role: Judge, Bexar County Court at Law No. 12 - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Bexar County publishes operating guidance for courtroom presentation equipment, including V Cart displays, BARCO wireless casting, ELMO document cameras, and audio or video playback. Evidence excerpt: Upgraded equipment is in all courtrooms in the Bexar County Courthouse including civil, criminal, probate, county, and district courts. [Bexar County Courtrooms Technology & Equipment Guide](https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/31807/Courtroom-Technology--Equipment-Guide) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### audio video and exhibits Scope: courtwide The guide recommends using the ELMO to publish pictures and the V Cart or courtroom CPU for video and audio playback, while warning counsel not to display work product or evidence not yet admitted. Evidence excerpt: Any videos or audio recordings play better on the V Cart/ CPU. [Bexar County Courtrooms Technology & Equipment Guide](https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/31807/Courtroom-Technology--Equipment-Guide) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### 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://www.bexar.org/1833/County-Court-12) - [Official roster](https://www.bexar.org/1833/County-Court-12) - [Bexar County Court at Law No. 12 official judicial roster](https://www.bexar.org/1833/County-Court-12) - [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) - [Bexar County Courtrooms Technology & Equipment Guide](https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/31807/Courtroom-Technology--Equipment-Guide) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/yolanda-t-huff", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/yolanda-t-huff", "name": "Yolanda T. 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Huff is a veteran Texas judge with a strong record in specialty courts and community service, but her tenure ended in 2026 after losing the Democratic primary to Lauren Zamora. - Induction into the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame (2024) - Distinguished Jurist Award (African American Section, State Bar of Texas, 2023) - Pioneer Woman Award (Bexar County SBED, 2020) - Elected to County Court at Law No. 12 in November 2018, defeating an incumbent Republican. - Before joining the bench, Huff was a solo defense attorney for 22 years - She presides over the court’s Mental Health Court and has chaired the Bexar County Specialty Courts Coalition, which promotes education about specialty courts in the community. - She has also served on the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health and on boards for NAMI and the Texas Association of Specialty Courts. - handling criminal cases, child protective services, juvenile and family law, and personal injury matters. - She also worked for the Texas Lt. - Governor before her legal career. - Born in Taylor, Texas, Huff was raised in North Carolina in a military family and later moved to Austin and San Antonio. - She is a mother of three and enjoys travel, reading, hiking, and running marathons. ## 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.