Lynette Montemayor at a glance
- Current role
- Municipal Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Lynette Montemayor
Municipal Judge · Escobares Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Municipal Judge, Escobares Municipal Court
Education
Additional information
- Failure to Cooperate: In July 2023, the Commission sent her a letter of inquiry; she did not respond.
- After a phone call in September 2023 in which she claimed she had not received the letter, the Commission emailed it and gave her until September 25, 2023, to respond — again, without a reply.
- Plea Agreement: In January 2023, her husband entered into a plea agreement that dropped the charges against her.
- 2021 Indictment: In September 2021, she was indicted by a Starr County grand jury on a third‐degree felony charge of providing false information on a sworn affidavit, allegedly by falsely notarizing that an individual swore an oath before her.
- The Commission found that her failure to respond constituted “willful or persistent conduct that is clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of a judge’s duties” and brought discredit to the judiciary, violating Texas Government Code.33.001(b)(5) and Article V, Section 1‐a(6)A of the Texas Constitution.
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
Escobares 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
Escobares 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 ↗Escobares Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Escobares Municipal Court official directory ↗