Kathryn Pruitt
Republican · TX · Judge, 494th District Court, Collin County
District judge in Collin County since Gov. Greg Abbott appointed her in 2024, and a board-certified family lawyer with over 30 years of legal work. She stresses applying the law as written and running an efficient court without long delays.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Signed courthouse weapons restrictions on 2025-06-11, including for off-duty officers attending court on personal business. The rules preserved exceptions for necessary court proceedings and officers carrying weapons for official duties. They required prohibited carriers to store weapons at the security desk before entering courtrooms or secure court areas.
June 11, 2025
Source: topics.txcourts.gov
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 1 favorable
Signed a countywide case-transfer policy on 2025-03-05 to promote public confidence in judicial impartiality. It required transfers from her 494th District Court when Mohr Law Group lawyers appeared as lead counsel. It required assigning those cases to other courts at random.
March 5, 2025Favorable on Impartiality
Source: topics.txcourts.gov
Past race Kathryn Pruitt ran in:
- Collin County District Judge, 494th Judicial District · November 3, 2026 · Collin County, Texas · incumbent