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# Glenn Holley

Grand Prairie Municipal Court · Municipal Judge

## Profile

- Court: Grand Prairie 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

- Glenn M. Holley is a judge on the Placer County Superior Court in California, appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom on March 12, 2024, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Eugene S. Gini, Jr
- Previous role: Court commissioner for Placer County Superior Court (May 1, 2019 – 2024)

### Education

- a J.D. from Western State College of Law (1985), Holley was admitted to the State Bar of California in December 1985.
- After graduating with a B.A. from California State University, Chico (1979)

### Additional information

- Named one of Sacramento Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” in 2015
- Judicial directory: Assigned to Department 2 of the Placer County Superior Court
- Memberships: Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada
- He is certified as a mediator and has served on the board of the Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada, as well as the Defense Research Institute, receiving the DRI Kevin Driskill Outstanding State Representative Award.
- He also holds admission to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
- For case searches and judicial assignments, visit the Placer County Superior Court Judicial Directory.



## 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.