Kristina Ross at a glance
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- Municipal Judge
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Kristina Ross
Municipal Judge · Tyler Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Attorney with Beard & Harris, PLLC in Tyler, Texas, licensed by the State Bar of Texas since 2011
- Appointed by Tyler Municipal Court Presiding Judge Amy McCullough as one of two additional alternate judges, alongside Tab Beall
- Attorney from Tyler, Texas, recently sworn in as an alternate judge for the Tyler Municipal Court to help cover dockets during judge absences
- In summary: Kristina Ross is a well‐established Texas attorney with a background in sports law, estate planning, and probate, now serving in a judicial capacity as an alternate judge in Tyler, Texas, to ensure continuity in municipal court proceedings
Education
- St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, in — J.D. (2011)
- Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, where she was on the Women’s Track & Field Team — B.A. (2005)
Additional information
- Sworn in in February 2025 to assist in handling cases when regular judges are unavailable due to illness, emergencies, or other reasons.
- Certified in 2018 as an NFLPA contract advisor, one of the few NFL agents in East Texas.
- Sports agency and management
- Former contract advisor with the National Basketball Players Association and attorney for athletes in basketball, boxing, football, soccer, and track & field.
- Interned with the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office (Family Violence Division) and held the role of President of the Sports & Entertainment Law Society.
- This role supports the court’s workload, which processes about 45,000 cases annually.
- She is also a member of the Smith County Bar Association.
- Worked at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP before moving to Texas.
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
Tyler 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
Tyler 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 ↗Tyler Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Tyler Municipal Court official directory ↗