--- title: "Christopher G. Morales | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-g-morales" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Christopher G. Morales Texas County Court at Law No. 1 · Judge, Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 (civil jurisdiction up to $325,000) ## Profile - Court: Texas County Court at Law No. 1 - State: Texas - Role: Judge, Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 (civil jurisdiction up to $325,000) - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### remote appearance and scheduling Scope: judge specific County Court at Law No. 1 conducts most uncontested and some contested hearings by Zoom and enters a uniform scheduling order covering mediation, discovery deadlines, and trial. Evidence excerpt: Most all uncontested and some contested hearings will be held via Zoom. [County Court at Law No. 1 Civil Matters](https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/county-courts-at-law/county-court-at-law-1/court-information/civil) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### trial exhibits and video Scope: courtwide Fort Bend County Courts at Law require civil trial exhibits to be premarked when possible, written exhibit objections to be submitted before trial, and objections to trial video to be made at the pretrial conference or waived. Evidence excerpt: In so far as is possible, counsel for the parties shall pre-mark for identification all exhibits to be introduced into evidence, and shall notify the Court as to those items upon which counsel can agree may be admitted into evidence without objection and submit all objections to exhibits in writing to the Court prior to trial. [Fort Bend County Courts at Law Local Rule 3: Civil Cases](https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/sites/default/files/document-central/document-central/county-clerk-documents/rules/local-rules-court/Rule3.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### civil remote appearances Scope: statewide In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement. Evidence excerpt: Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2). [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### civil recording and broadcasting Scope: statewide Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings. Evidence excerpt: A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances: [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/county-courts-at-law/county-court-at-law-1) - [Official roster](https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/county-courts-at-law/county-court-at-law-1) - [Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 official judicial roster](https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/county-courts-at-law/county-court-at-law-1) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Fort Bend County Courts at Law Local Rule 3: Civil Cases](https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/sites/default/files/document-central/document-central/county-clerk-documents/rules/local-rules-court/Rule3.pdf) - [County Court at Law No. 1 Civil Matters](https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/county-courts-at-law/county-court-at-law-1/court-information/civil) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-g-morales", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/christopher-g-morales", "name": "Christopher G. 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Morales is the Judge of County Court at Law No. 1 in Fort Bend County, Texas, a position he has held since 2014 and re‐elected in 2018 and 2022, making him the county’s longest‐serving judge - In 2017, Morales was chosen by fellow judges as Administrative Judge for all County Courts at Law, becoming the youngest person in the county’s history to hold that role - Founded his own boutique law practice ### Education ### Additional information - He has led technological upgrades, including pioneering fully remote video hearings after the COVID‐19 pandemic, and has implemented continuing education programs for attorneys - He is a 15‐year Fellow with the Texas Bar College and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Houston Law Center, where he teaches trial advocacy ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-119ce7e69a3752f1da3cfce0) — 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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) — 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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.