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# Cris Schneider

Ludowici Municipal Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Ludowici Municipal Court
- State: Georgia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

### electronic devices and recording

Scope: statewide

Georgia's class-specific Uniform Court Rules govern electronic devices and recording in state trial courts. Before using recording, photography, livestreaming, or similar courtroom technology, confirm the governing rule and the assigned court's procedure.

Evidence excerpt: Uniform Superior, Juvenile, Magistrate, Municipal and Probate Court Rules

[Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5c879ce098a42e2e7934e68d/)
- [Official roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5c879ce098a42e2e7934e68d/)
- [Supreme Court of Georgia, court orders amending Uniform Trial Court Rules](https://www.gasupreme.us/rules/amendments-to-rules)
- [Judicial Council of Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster](https://georgiacourts.knack.com/gcd2/#directory-entries/entry-details/5c879ce098a42e2e7934e68d/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Administrative Law Judge, Caldwell County Courts (2020–present)
- Presiding Judge, Texas 421st Judicial District Court (2021–2024)
- Presiding Judge, Texas 421st Judicial District Court (2017–2020)
- Former District Attorney for Caldwell County, Associate General Counsel for the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending (2007–2016), U.S. Army servicemember
- Judge Chris Schneider — full name Frederick Christopher Schneider — is a presiding judge in Texas, currently serving at the 421st Judicial District Court in Lockhart, Texas
- His career spans law enforcement, prosecution, and judicial service, with a focus on criminal justice and public service

### Education

- St. Mary’s University — J.D. (1981)
- Texas A&M University — B.A. (1975)

### Additional information

- Judge Schneider has been involved in high-profile legal matters
- The case was under review by Bastrop County District Attorney Bryan Goertz as special prosecutor
- Watts sought Schneider’s help to replace the current attorney pro tem, arguing that the case needed fresh review
- Schneider’s decision in this matter could have opened the door for a new prosecutor to present the case to the grand jury



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Uniform Municipal Court Rules, December 31, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-9acfd5d59c7a383c114b177a) — Municipal Court proceedings, including expressly stated civil/criminal limitations. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://assets.georgiacourts.gov/2/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/01171708/UNIFORM-MUNICIPAL-COURT-RULES-12312025.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.