Rick J. Kennon

Rick Kennon was appointed judge of the 368th District Court in 2013. His docket was comprised of civil, felony criminal, family, and child protective cases. He was the highest rated judge—as surveyed by the Williamson County Bar Association—in five consecutive bi-annual surveys.

Prior to his appointment, Rick was a trial attorney for 29 years. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in 1985 in Travis County and then worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas. When he first went into private practice, he concentrated on criminal defense work and represented clients charged with misdemeanors and felonies for nearly a decade.

He also possesses a significant breadth of civil trial experience, with a notable track record of jury trials for plaintiffs and defendants. He retired from the bench in 2022 and is currently a visiting judge serving under a grant from the state of Texas to clear cases delayed due to COVID, and support a special SVU docket. He is also providing mediation, arbitration, conflict resolution, and judge consultation.

Texas Tech University School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

1984

Mediator, Judge

Kennon Legal

2022 - Current

Judge Kennon provides mediation, arbitration, conflict resolution, and private judge consultation for clients in Central Texas.

Judge, 368th District Court

State of Texas

2013 - 2022

Rick Kennon was appointed by Governor Rick Perry in October 2013 and was sworn in November 1. He was elected as an incumbent in the 2014 primary election and ran unopposed in the primary and general elections in 2018.

Texas State Bar  # 11313500

Member

1984 - Current

Texas

State Bar of Texas

ID Number: 11313500

Since 1984