Jay O'Neal Odom at a glance
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- Municipal Judge
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Jay O'Neal Odom
Municipal Judge · West Orange Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Jay Odom is the Alternate Judge for the City of West Orange, Texas Municipal Court, serving alongside Judge Carl Thibodeaux
Education
Additional information
- Public profiles indicate that Jay Odom has a long career in public service and technical work.
- Also a City Council Alderman in addition to his judicial role.
- The court holds sessions on Tuesday mornings at 8:30 a.m. and Thursday afternoons at 2:30 p.m..
- The Alternate Judge role typically involves assisting the presiding judge
- handling certain cases, and ensuring court operations run smoothly when the primary judge is unavailable.
- Alternate Judge — Appointed to assist the municipal court judge in handling cases.
- He has been associated with Brookeland, TX and West Orange, TX, and past roles as a Research Assistant and Maintenance Mechanic/Fabrication Technician.
- Jay Odom is listed as the Alternate Judge for the court, which handles Class C misdemeanor cases and other complaints within the city limits.
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
West Orange 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
West Orange 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 October 10, 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 ↗West Orange Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View West Orange Municipal Court official directory ↗