Douglas K. DeFratus at a glance
- Current role
- Municipal Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Douglas K. DeFratus
Municipal Judge · Corpus Christi Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Municipal Court Judge, City of Corpus Christi (2022–present)
- Municipal Court Judge for the Corpus Christi Municipal Court in Texas, serving actively since October 2022, with a background as an attorney and former assistant city attorney
- Attorney, The Law Office of Douglas K. DeFratus (2014–present)
- Assistant City Attorney, City of Corpus Christi (2012–2014) Prior legal clerkships, including the 117th Texas District Court
Education
- J.D., DePaul University College of Law (2006–2009) BBA, Finance, University of Texas at Austin (2002–2006)
Additional information
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
Corpus Christi 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
Corpus Christi 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 ↗Corpus Christi Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Corpus Christi Municipal Court official directory ↗