--- title: "Laura Salinas | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laura-salinas" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Laura Salinas Texas 166th District Court · District Judge, Bexar County 166th Civil District Court ## Profile - Court: Texas 166th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Bexar County 166th Civil District Court - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## 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 ### courtroom technology Scope: courtwide Bexar County publishes operating guidance for courtroom presentation equipment, including V Cart displays, BARCO wireless casting, ELMO document cameras, and audio or video playback. Evidence excerpt: Upgraded equipment is in all courtrooms in the Bexar County Courthouse including civil, criminal, probate, county, and district courts. [Bexar County Courtrooms Technology & Equipment Guide](https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/31807/Courtroom-Technology--Equipment-Guide) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### audio video and exhibits Scope: courtwide The guide recommends using the ELMO to publish pictures and the V Cart or courtroom CPU for video and audio playback, while warning counsel not to display work product or evidence not yet admitted. Evidence excerpt: Any videos or audio recordings play better on the V Cart/ CPU. [Bexar County Courtrooms Technology & Equipment Guide](https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/31807/Courtroom-Technology--Equipment-Guide) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### pretrial trial materials Scope: courtwide For an assigned jury trial, motions in limine, proposed jury charges, and motions concerning party alignment or peremptory strikes must be delivered to all parties by noon on the last business day before trial. Evidence excerpt: Motions in Limine, proposed Jury Charges, and motions to realign parties or equalize peremptory strikes must be delivered to all parties by noon on the last business day before the trial date. [Bexar County Civil District Court Local Rules](https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/55973/Bexar-County-Civil-District-Court-Local-Rules) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### civil remote appearances Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### civil recording and broadcasting Scope: 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. Evidence excerpt: 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](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.bexar.org/1784/166th-Civil-District-Court) - [Official roster](https://www.bexar.org/1784/166th-Civil-District-Court) - [Bexar County 166th Civil District Court official judicial roster](https://www.bexar.org/1784/166th-Civil-District-Court) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Bexar County Courtrooms Technology & Equipment Guide](https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/31807/Courtroom-Technology--Equipment-Guide) - [Bexar County Civil District Court Local Rules](https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/55973/Bexar-County-Civil-District-Court-Local-Rules) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laura-salinas", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/laura-salinas", "name": "Laura Salinas | KnowJudges", "description": "Laura Salinas, Texas 166th District Court. 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Salinas is a judge of the 166th (Civil) District Court in Bexar County, Texas, serving since her 2012 election and currently in a term that ends December 31, 2028 - Judicial Service: Elected to Bexar County Court at Law No. 9 in 2006 (served one term); returned to private practice until 2012 - Early Career: Law clerk in the Law Office of Reynaldo Diaz (1996–1997); private practice in San Antonio, including as associate in the Law Office of Virgil Yanta and later as sole practitioner. ### Education - Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law — J.D. (1997) - Incarnate Word College — B.A. ### Additional information - Elected: November 5, 2024, re‐elected to her current term - Political Party: Democrat - Salinas has been active in the San Antonio Bar Association’s Community Justice Program and Courts in Schools Program. - She is also recognized for her work in criminal and family law before her current judicial role. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-119ce7e69a3752f1da3cfce0) — 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://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) — 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://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.