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# Dallari L. Landry

San Marcos Municipal Court · Municipal Judge

## Profile

- Court: San Marcos Municipal Court
- State: Texas
- Role: Municipal Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## 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

### limited criminal remote appearance

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Public payroll data show Landry’s 2025 salary as $156,872, well above the average municipal court judge salary in Texas GovSalaries
- The presiding judge of the San Marcos Municipal Court in Texas, sworn in on November 1, 2018, after 12 years as associate judge and 32 years of legal service in the city
- Teaching: Instructor in the Criminal Justice Department at Texas State University (2009–2014)
- Officially appointed by the Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul W. Green

### Education

- B.S. in Biology (Lamar University, Beaumont, TX), J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law (San Antonio, 1986)

### Additional information

- Associate municipal judge since 2015; presiding judge since 2018
- Landry succeeded Judge John Burke, who had served as presiding judge since 2006, and now serves as an associate judge
- Legal Career: Practiced law in San Marcos since 1986; areas of interest include criminal law, family law, and mediation
- Early Career: Worked at Gulf Refinery, then trained as a forensic scientist with the Jefferson County Regional Crime Lab
- This is where I will dedicate the remainder of my career to public service, and a position that has been my good fortune, pleasure and privilege to hold



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7a6578736340dbebb75e89c7) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.
- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0fa5a7f51969f3609de00053) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.