--- title: "Frederick Christopher Schneider | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-christopher-schneider-16042" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Frederick Christopher Schneider Caldwell County Courts · Administrative Law Judge ## Profile - Court: Caldwell County Courts - State: Texas - Role: Administrative Law Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Administrative Law Judge, Caldwell County Courts, TX, 2020-present - Presiding Judge, Texas 421st Judicial District Court, Lockhart, TX, 2021-2024 - Presiding Judge, 421st Judicial District Court (Lockhart, TX) Served from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2020 - Presiding Judge, Texas 421st Judicial District Court, Lockhart, TX, 2017-2020 - Associate General Counsel, Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, 2007-2016 - District Attorney, Caldwell County, TX, ?-present - As of the latest records, Schneider is recognized as a Senior District Judge in Lockhart, TX, with 44 years since admission to the Texas Bar - His practice areas include government and administrative law ### Education - Juris Doctor (J.D.) — St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1981. - Texas A & M University-College Station — B.A. (1975) - Bachelor’s Degree — Texas A&M University–College Station, 1975. ### Additional information - Continued in this role until December 31, 2024. - Servicemember, U.S. Army, ?-present - Former roles include attorney, public defender, and professor. - Previously held judicial and legal roles in Texas, including district attorney and associate general counsel for the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending. ## 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 ### 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.courtlistener.com/person/16042/frederick-christopher-schneider/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16042/frederick-christopher-schneider/) - [Caldwell County Courts current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16042/frederick-christopher-schneider/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16042/frederick-christopher-schneider/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-christopher-schneider-16042", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/frederick-christopher-schneider-16042", "name": "Frederick Christopher Schneider | KnowJudges", "description": "Frederick Christopher Schneider, Caldwell County Courts. 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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://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) — 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://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.