Carvana Cloud at a glance
- Current role
- Municipal Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Carvana Cloud
Municipal Judge · Houston Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Houston-based attorney and former Harris County District Attorney Bureau Chief who ran for the Texas 488th District Court judgeship in 2024 but lost the general election to incumbent Matthew Peneguy
- While Carvana Cloud did not win the 2024 district court judgeship, she has a strong background in criminal justice, particularly in domestic violence and sexual assault cases, and continues to serve in judicial and advocacy roles in Houston
Education
- South Texas College of Law — J.D.
- Carvana Cloud is a native Houstonian raised in Acres Homes, graduating from The Kinkaid School and earning a B.A. in Spanish from DePauw University in Indiana.
Additional information
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
For the specific fine-and-cost hearings governed by Articles 45A.258 and 45A.259, a justice or municipal judge may allow a defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference when an in-person appearance would impose undue hardship.
If the justice or judge determines that requiring a defendant to appear before the justice or judge in person for a hearing under Article 45A.258 or 45A.259 would impose an undue hardship on the defendant, the justice or judge may allow the defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference.Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Houston Municipal Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Houston Municipal Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference ↗Houston Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Houston Municipal Court official directory ↗