Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Place 6

Katy Boatman was elected to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 6, in November 2024.  She is board certified in civil appellate law and a member of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists.

Prior to becoming a judge, Katy practiced appellate law with the law firm of Hunton Andrews Kurth for 13 years, handling a wide variety of state and federal appeals.  She clerked for the Supreme Court of Texas Justice Dale Wainwright and for the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jennifer Elrod.  She received her bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and her law degree from Baylor University School of Law, where she served as a senior executive editor of the Baylor Law Review and was a member of the National Order of the Barristers.  Katy has been recognized as a Rising Star in appellate law, was honored as a 40 Under 40 recipient by the Houston Business Journal, and was the sole recipient of the American Bar Association’s National Outstanding Young Lawyers Award, Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston Award, and the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas.

Katy has been married to her husband since 2005.  They have three children, attend Christ Presbyterian Church, and are involved in several non-profit organizations.