Kim Brown
Democratic · TX · Judge, 254th Judicial District Court (Dallas County)
Kim Brown is a Dallas County family court judge, first elected in 2020, and a Spelman College and University of Texas law graduate with more than 20 years of family law work. She says she focuses on fair, compassionate decisions for families and on protecting children.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Jointly signed Dallas family courts' standing order effective January 31, 2026. It protected children, pets, property and records during family cases. It barred threats, bodily harm, illegal interception of communications and unauthorized child relocation. Divorce rules preserved money, insurance and household services, with ordinary living and legal expense exceptions. Parties had 14 days to contest the order before it continued as a temporary injunction.
January 31, 2026
Source: dallascounty.org
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Entered the December 12, 2023 divorce decree in R.J.K., including a permanent order against family violence and stalking. It followed her February 2, 2022 protective order. Both restricted firearm possession. Brown allowed custody testimony despite an associate judge striking the husband's pleadings. The appeals court affirmed on September 24, 2025, partly using presumptions from missing hearing records. It also found sufficient evidence for the permanent order.
December 12, 2023Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: search.txcourts.gov
Past race Kim Brown ran in:
- District Judge, 254th Judicial District · November 3, 2026 · Dallas County, Texas · incumbent