Ciara Salanda Parks at a glance
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- Municipal Judge
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Ciara Salanda Parks
Municipal Judge · Manor Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Public payroll records show she was employed by Travis County in 2025 as an Attorney VI, earning $69,803
- In addition to her judicial role, Parks is a Democratic Party candidate for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 in Travis County
Education
Additional information
- Veteran attorney and public servant with over a decade of legal experience, including work as a prosecutor and as General Counsel for the Travis County Juvenile Probation Department.
- Her campaign platform emphasizes fair and compassionate justice, mental health and substance use support, community representation, and youth and family services
- Also recognized for her community advocacy and lived experience in the justice system, having been raised by a single mother and being the first in her family to graduate from college and law school
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
Manor 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
Manor 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 ↗Manor Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Manor Municipal Court official directory ↗