Lane Carter at a glance
- Current role
- Constitutional County Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Lane Carter
Constitutional County Judge · Tom Green County Court
Biography
Professional career
- The sitting Republican incumbent and sole candidate for Tom Green County Judge in Texas, running for re‐election on November 3, 2026
Education
Additional information
- Local government service: held the role of the Single Member District 5 City Council Representative for San Angelo, Texas, for six years (2016–2021).
- In smaller Texas counties, the judge also hears certain probate and misdemeanor cases.
- Tom Green County Judge, the county’s chief executive who presides over the commissioners court, manages county administration, prepares the budget, and oversees emergency management.
- His official office is at the Edd B. & Frances Frink Keyes Building, 113 W. Beauregard Street, 2nd Floor, San Angelo, TX 76903.
- Business experience: Entrepreneur with multiple real estate holdings; previously owned a successful lawn service business started in high school.
- Community ties: Deeply rooted in San Angelo, living in the same home his grandmother once occupied; family has been in the area for five decades.
- Other interests: Currently pursuing a pilot’s license.
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
Tom Green County 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 Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Tom Green County 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 25, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 25, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration 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 ↗Tom Green County Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Tom Green County Court official directory ↗