[1] Brieden was born in 1955 and educated at the Calallen High School in Corpus Christi, Texas.

[2] He served in the United States Army for close to five years on active duty, leaving the service with the rank of Captain.

[3] Brieden later moved to Brenham, Texas where he opened a State Farm Insurance office.

[5][6] Long involved in Republican party politics, Brieden in 2010 decided to run for Judge of Washington County, Texas.

He then won the general election over Democrat John Muegge in the November with 6,895 (65.7%) votes to 3,598 (34.3%).