---
title: "Jay D. Daniel | KnowJudges"
canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-d-daniel"
page_type: "judge_profile"
updated: "2026-07-27"
---

# Jay D. Daniel

San Angelo Municipal Court · Municipal Judge

## Profile

- Court: San Angelo 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)

## JSON-LD

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-d-daniel",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-d-daniel",
      "name": "Jay D. Daniel | KnowJudges",
      "description": "Jay D. Daniel, San Angelo Municipal Court. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.",
      "dateModified": "2026-07-27",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-d-daniel#judge"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-d-daniel#judge",
      "name": "Jay D. Daniel",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-d-daniel",
      "jobTitle": "Municipal Judge",
      "worksFor": {
        "@type": "GovernmentOrganization",
        "name": "San Angelo Municipal Court"
      },
      "sameAs": [
        "https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx"
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "KnowJudges",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Texas",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/texas"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
          "name": "Jay D. Daniel",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-d-daniel"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Biography

### Professional career

- Public records show he began as an Associate Municipal Judge in 2016 and has held the Municipal Court Judge position since 2020
- Jay D. Daniel has held the role of a Municipal Court Judge with the City of San Angelo since 1993

### Education

- A graduate of Arizona State University with a law enforcement background, Daniel has emphasized public education about the law as part of his judicial work.

### Additional information

- Unlike higher courts, municipal court does not appoint attorneys for defendants, and he provides educational materials to guide participants through the process.
- He has been recognized for his professional conduct and is listed on with an AV Preeminent® peer rating, the highest level of professional excellence.
- Judge Daniel presides over Class C misdemeanor cases in San Angelo’s municipal court, which carry a maximum fine of $500 and no jail time.
- His career began in law enforcement, working for the Dallas Police Department for four years, then joining the San Angelo Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division for nine years, including work with juveniles and as a SWAT team member.
- His court handles hearings, bench and jury trials, truancy cases, and no‐contest pleas.



## 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.