Hon. Katie Kennedy
Houston, Texas
Judge Kennedy is married to the Rev. Andrew B. Noel, who is the District Superintendent for the Central South District of the Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church. She is the proud mother of Rebecca Noel, who attends high school at The Kinkaid School. She is also the proud stepmother of Katherine Noel Wells, who is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and licensed realtor.
Education + -
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Rhodes College
B.A. Summa Cum Laude 1981 -
Vanderbilt University School of Law
Juris Doctor 1984
Experience + -
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Vanderbilt Law Review
Associate Editor 1984 -
Senior US Circuit Judge Bailey Brown on 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Law Clerk -
Bracewell, LLP
Commercial Litigation 1985 to 1992 -
164th District Court
1992 to 1996 -
District Court
Re-Elected 1996 to 1999 -
Courts of the State of Texas
Assigned Judge 2000 to 2016 - Mediated and Arbitrated
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Court Appointed
Special Master
Memberships & Affiliations + -
- Admitted to practice: Texas and Georgia State Courts
- Admitted to practice: US Supreme Court
- Admitted to practice: US Court of Appeals for 5th - 6th - 10th circuits
- Admitted to practice: US District Court for Southern and Western Districts of Texas
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Texas Ethics Commission
Commissioner 2016 to Present -
Texas Access to Justice Commission
Commissioner 2007 to 2013 - Texas Bar Foundation
- Houston Bar Foundation
- Houston Bar Association
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Houston Lawyer Referral Service
Board Member -
Harris County Dispute Resolution Center
Previous Member on the Board
Honors & Awards + -
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Judicial Candidate Qualification Poll, Well Qualified
2010 -
Houston Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Poll, Outstanding Rating of 73.7%
2005 -
Houston Bar Association’s 1999 Judicial Evaluation Poll, Highest Ratings of any state district judge
1999 -
One of three judges statewide appointed by the Texas Supreme Court as a member of the Judicial Campaign Finance Study Committee
1998 -
Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, Trial Judge of the Year
1999 -
Houston Chronicle and Texas Executive Women, Women on the Move award
1999