Darlene Byrne at a glance
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- Court of Appeals Justice
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- Texas 3rd Court of Appeals
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Darlene Byrne
Court of Appeals Justice · Texas 3rd Court of Appeals
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Practitioner, Private Practice, 1987-2000
Judicial service
- Presiding Judge, Texas 126th Judicial District Court, TX, 2001-2020
- Chief Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin), Austin, TX, 2021-present
Education
- University of Houston · magna cum laude, 1987
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Electronic Filing
In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so.
Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court.Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing ↗
Sources
Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/3rdcoa/about-the-court/justices/chief-justice-darlene-byrne/CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15439/darlene-byrne/Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf