Houston Daily

J. Brian Williams has been appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to serve as Judge of the 503rd Judicial District Court in Rockwall County. The appointment will be effective from December 1, 2025, and will last until December 31, 2026, or until a successor is elected and qualified.

Williams currently serves as the Rockwall County Court at Law Judge. He has held leadership roles within the local legal community, including serving as both a member and past president of the Rockwall County Bar Association and the Rockwall Rotary Club. Williams is also vice president of the Rockwall County Open Space Alliance and holds memberships in both the State Bar of Texas and the Texas County Court at Law Judges Association.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Government from The University of Texas at Austin and obtained his Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

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