--- title: "Fernando G. Mancias | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/fernando-g-mancias" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Fernando G. Mancias Texas 93rd District Court · District Judge, Hidalgo County 93rd District Court (general civil jurisdiction) ## Profile - Court: Texas 93rd District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Hidalgo County 93rd District Court (general civil jurisdiction) - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Legal Practice: Sole practitioner (since 2002) Partner at Magallanes, Hinojosa & Mancias (2001) Assistant District Attorney, San Patricio County - Ex Parte Christopher Todd Blalock (Fugitive from Justice, June 1, 2026) - Presiding Judge, Texas 93rd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 2021-2024 - Presiding Judge, Texas 93rd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 2019-2020 - Presiding Judge, Texas 93rd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 1997-2000 - Judicial Service: held the role of a judge for the 93rd District Court from 1989 to 2000 - Presiding Judge, Texas 93rd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 1993-1996 - Presiding Judge, Texas 93rd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 1989-1992 - Assistant District Attorney, San Patricio County District Attorney's Office, TX, 1981-1982 - Local Presiding Judge for all Hidalgo County District Courts - Active in youth justice initiatives and school board service ### Education - B.A., University of Texas–Pan American (1976) J.D., Washington and Lee University School of Law (1979) ### Additional information - Election: Elected in 2018 to fill a vacancy created by the suspension of Hon. Rodolfo “Rudy” Delgado. - Owner, Practitioner, The Law Office of Fernando G. Mancias, Edinburg, TX, 2002-2018 - Practitioner, Magallanes, Hinojosa & Macias, TX, 2001-2002 - Practitioner, Coastal Bend Legal Services, 1979-1981 - Chairman of the Hidalgo County Bail Bond Board - Overseer of the Ramiro M. Guerra Youth Village in Weslaco - Chair of the committee enabling courtroom cameras for public access - Early Career: Staff attorney for Coastal Bend Legal Services (2 years). - Judge of the 93rd District Court in Hidalgo County, Texas, presiding over criminal, civil, family, and juvenile cases, with a career spanning nearly four decades in the judiciary and legal practice. - In summary, Judge Fernando G. Mancias is a seasoned Hidalgo County judge with extensive judicial, legal, and community leadership experience, recognized for his work in criminal, civil, family, and juvenile justice, as well as his advocacy for youth and public access to justice. - Born and raised in Alamo, Texas, the son of migrant workers, Mancias is a registered Democrat and has served on the Pharr‐San Juan‐Alamo Independent School District board. - Birth place: Alamo, TX ## 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 ### pretrial exhibits and video depositions Scope: courtwide For a Hidalgo County district-court civil trial, the joint pretrial order must list expected exhibits and make them available to opposing counsel. Exhibits must be premarked with inadmissible material redacted, and page-and-line designations for videotaped deposition excerpts must be exchanged before trial. Evidence excerpt: All Exhibits are to be premarked with inadmissible matters redacted prior to trial. [Local Rules of Hidalgo County, Texas District Courts](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/4637) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### joint pretrial order and jury charge Scope: courtwide The parties must file a joint pretrial order at least 14 days before the final pretrial conference. It must include witness and exhibit lists, and each party must attach a proposed jury charge with instructions, definitions, and questions. Evidence excerpt: A Joint Pretrial Order shall be filed by the parties at least 14 days before the final pretrial conference scheduled by the court. [Local Rules of Hidalgo County, Texas District Courts](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/4637) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### summary judgment submission Scope: courtwide Summary-judgment motions in Hidalgo County district courts are decided by submission unless the court orders an oral hearing. Evidence excerpt: Summary Judgment Motions shall be heard by submission only unless an oral hearing is ordered by the Court. [Local Rules of Hidalgo County, Texas District Courts](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/4637) 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.hidalgocounty.us/228/93rd-District-Court) - [Official roster](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/228/93rd-District-Court) - [Hidalgo County official judicial roster](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/228/93rd-District-Court) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15829/fernando-g-mancias/) - [Hidalgo County Officials](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/937/County-Officials) - [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) - [Local Rules of Hidalgo County, Texas District Courts](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/4637) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15829/fernando-g-mancias/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/fernando-g-mancias", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/fernando-g-mancias", "name": "Fernando G. 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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.