Hon. Kristin Bays

Judge Kristin Bays is a civil court judge in Montgomery County, Texas. She was elected to the bench in 2018 after practicing law for 25 years. Her legal career involved representing clients in various civil cases, including bad faith claims against insurance carriers, commercial disputes, probate litigation, personal injury defense and prosecution, and collection matters. She has briefed cases to appellate courts in both Texas and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Bays earned her J.D. from Baylor Law School in 1993 and was Editor-In-Chief of the Baylor Law Review. She also won the Intellectual Property Law award for her law review article on copyright law and competed in mock trial and moot court competitions, winning awards at local, state, and national levels.

Experience:
Civil Litigator, Private Practice; Judge, 284th District Court

Education:
B.S. in English and Education, Baylor University; J.D., Baylor Law School

Professional Affiliations:
Montgomery County Bar Association