Jesse Taylor at a glance
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- District Associate Judge
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Jesse Taylor
District Associate Judge · Texas District Court, Travis County
Biography
Professional career
- One of the Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA) judges in Travis County Criminal District Courts
Education
- University of Texas School of Law — J.D. (2016)
Additional information
- Sworn in as a magistrate in November 2025 alongside Judges Adam Alvarez and Naomi Howard, marking his official appointment to the Travis County Criminal District Court.
- B.A. in Sociology — UC San Diego (2008)
- According to official court and professional
- Listening to defense and prosecution arguments on release and pretrial conditions
- Before joining the court, Judge Taylor practiced criminal law in private practice, worked in public defense, and held the role of an assistant county attorney.
- This role is part of Travis County’s initiative to ensure all arrestees have legal representation at magistration, improve fairness, and reduce unnecessary pretrial detention.
- He also clerked for attorney Charlie Roadman and interned at UT’s Capital Punishment Clinic, where he researched a federal habeas corpus petition in a capital case.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Texas District Court, Travis County
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 Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Texas District Court, Travis County
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, active Judicial Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration, active Judicial Directory official judicial roster ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗