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Catherine Samaan
Municipal Judge · Manvel Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- As Presiding Judge in Manvel, she leads a Teen Court program that won a 2024 statewide Texas competition for #1 in the state
- Presiding Judge, Manvel Municipal Court (appointed 2023)
- Partner at Gill, Revack, Samaan & Muller, Bellaire, TX, and Revack, Samaan & Muller, LLP
Education
Additional information
- Also serves as Associate Municipal Judge for the City of Pearland, Texas (since 2014)
- Previously Associate Municipal Judge for the City of Roman Forest, Texas (since 2001)
- Catherine T. Samaan is a licensed Texas and Oklahoma municipal judge, currently serving as Presiding Judge at Manvel Municipal Court, with a long career in criminal defense, family law, and judicial service
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
Manvel Municipal Court; Pearland 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
Manvel Municipal Court; Pearland 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 ↗Pearland Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Pearland Municipal Court official directory ↗