Brantley David Starr at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 6, 2019–present
Brantley David Starr
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Available research
Case AnalyticsPrecomputed 1Y, 2Y, 5Y, and 10Y public federal docket metricsAI abuse cases2 directly linked casesBiography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education recordCourtroom rules2 sourced items, labeled by scopeSourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
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AI abuse cases
2 casesAI-related ruling · July 22, 2026
Pamon v. United States Postal Service et al
- Court response
- Monetary Sanction
AI-related ruling · July 19, 2023
Ex Parte Lee
- Court response
- No sanction; Judicial Warning; Affirmance of Trial Court Decision
Biography
Professional career
- deputy first assistant attorney general, 2016-2019
- deputy attorney general for legal counsel, 2015-2016
- Office of the Texas Attorney General, 2015-2019
- Staff attorney, Hon. Eva Guzman, Supreme Court of Texas, 2011-2014
- Private practice, Austin, TX, 2008-2011
- Fellow and assistant solicitor general, Office of the Texas Attorney General, 2006-2008
- Law clerk, Hon. Don Willett, Supreme Court of Texas, 2005-2006
- Assistant attorney general, State of Texas, 2004-2005
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Texas, 2019-present
Education
- Abilene Christian University · B.A., 2001
- University of Texas School of Law
Personal record
Born 1979 · San Antonio, TX
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/6840706CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14422/brantley-david-starr/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts