Kevin Patrick Yeary

Kevin Patrick Yeary is a native Texan. He was raised in Laredo, where he graduated from St. Augustine High School in 1984. In 1988, he received a bachelor’s degree in English Communication Arts from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. In 1991, he completed his studies at St. Mary’s University School of Law and earned his license to practice law. 

Kevin has practiced law for 24 years. He is licensed to practice in all courts of the State of Texas, in the United States District Courts for the Western District of Texas, in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and in the United States Supreme Court. Kevin has litigated appeals in most of the appellate courts in Texas, and he has argued cases before both the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Supreme Court. He has personally written and filed direct appeal briefs in hundreds of cases, including capital murder death penalty cases, and he has answered and litigated numerous post-conviction applications for the writ of habeas corpus. 

Kevin has been married for 18 years to Suzie Basey-Yeary, a graduate of John Marshall High School in San Antonio, St. Mary’s University, and the University of Texas Medical School. Together, they have four daughters, ages 17, 14, 12, and 6. Kevin is an alumnus of both the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. He is active in the ACTS Community in San Antonio and with the Knights of Columbus. He is a member of the Catholic Lawyers Guild. He serves as a Referee and as a Stroke and Turn Official for the Encino Park Swim Team.

In 2014, Kevin was elected state-wide to a six-year term as Judge on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.