Dennis Wayne Bridewell at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Johnson County Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 1985–present
Dennis Wayne Bridewell
Judge · Johnson County Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Prior to his judicial election in 1991, Bridewell was a county judge for Johnson County "Johnson County, Texas (Judicial)"). He also served as an assistant district attorney and a county attorney for Johnson and Somervell "Somervell County, Texas (Judicial)") counties.
- Assistant District Attorney, Assistant County Attorney, Somervell County, TX, ?-present
- Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, ?-present
Judicial service
- Judge, Johnson County Court, 1985-present
- Presiding Judge, Texas 249th Judicial District Court, TX, 1991-1994
- Presiding Judge, TX, 1995-1998
- Presiding Judge, Texas 249th Judicial District Court, TX, 1999-2002
- Presiding Judge, Texas 249th Judicial District Court, TX, 2003-2006
- Presiding Judge, Texas 249th Judicial District Court, TX, 2007-2010
- Presiding Judge, Texas 249th Judicial District Court, TX, 2011-2014
- Judge, Texas 249th Judicial District Court, TX, 2015-2018
- Presiding Judge, Texas 249th Judicial District Court, TX, 2019-2022
Education
- Tarleton State University · Government
- Texas Tech University · JD, 1973
- Texas Tech University and also received certification from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Criminal Law · J.D.
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Appearances
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 ↗
Civil Recording And Broadcasting
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 ↗
Sources
CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15530/dennis-wayne-bridewell/Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfTexas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf