Lauren M. Lefton at a glance
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Lauren M. Lefton
Municipal Judge · San Antonio Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Lauren Meredith Lefton is a criminal defense attorney based in San Antonio, Texas
- Former Assistant County Attorney for Bexar County
- Lauren Lefton is listed as a part‐time Municipal Court judge
Education
Additional information
- She has been admitted to the State Bar of Texas since 2006 (Bar No. 24055833) and graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2006.
- handling adult misdemeanors and juvenile cases, including trials on charges such as assault and DWI.
- Municipal Court in San Antonio handles a range of cases, including traffic violations, certain criminal matters, and other local offenses.
- Current practice focused on criminal defense, including adult misdemeanors, juvenile felonies, Child Protective Services cases, and Justice of the Peace proceedings.
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
San Antonio 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
San Antonio 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 ↗San Antonio Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View San Antonio Municipal Court official directory ↗