--- title: "Maggie P. Jaramillo | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maggie-p-jaramillo" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Maggie P. Jaramillo Texas 458th District Court · District Judge, Fort Bend County 458th District Court (general jurisdiction, mixed civil and criminal docket) ## Profile - Court: Texas 458th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Fort Bend County 458th District Court (general jurisdiction, mixed civil and criminal docket) - 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 ### recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Fort Bend County District Courts prohibit photographs, video or audio recording, live streaming, and broadcasting without express permission from the court. A person seeking coverage must file a request with the clerk. Evidence excerpt: No photographs, video recordings, audio recordings, live streaming, tweeting, or broadcasting of any nature is allowed of any proceeding in a District Court without express permission from the Court. [Local Rules of the District Courts of Fort Bend County, Texas](https://fbctxdocs.fortbendcountytx.gov/District-Court-268/Local%20Rules%20for%20District%20Courts.pdf) 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.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/district-courts/458th-district-court) - [Official roster](https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/district-courts/458th-district-court) - [Fort Bend County 458th District Court official judicial roster](https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/government/departments/district-courts/458th-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) - [Local Rules of the District Courts of Fort Bend County, Texas](https://fbctxdocs.fortbendcountytx.gov/District-Court-268/Local%20Rules%20for%20District%20Courts.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maggie-p-jaramillo", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maggie-p-jaramillo", "name": "Maggie P. 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Jaramillo, also known as Maggie Perez‐Jaramillo, is the current Judge of the Texas 458th District Court in Fort Bend County, appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in December 2024 and serving until the end of 2026 - Rick Perry; elected 2016; served until 2020) Associate Judge, 268th District Court (2020–2025) Appointed to 458th District Court (2025) - Legal Career: Assistant County Attorney, Starr County, TX (1994–1998) Private practice in Fort Bend County for 17 years - Two daughters: Monica (principal, Wessendorff Middle School) and Jessica (attorney, City of Rosenberg Planning Commission) ### Education - Associate’s Degree (Academic Distinction) – Arizona Western College B.S. (Academic Excellence) – Northern Arizona University J.D. – Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (1997) ### Additional information - Judge Perez‐Jaramillo is running for re‐election in the November 3, 2026 general election against Tameika Carter (D). - Appointed: December 20, 2024, by Governor Greg Abbott to replace Chad Bridges - handling family, criminal, juvenile, probate, and civil cases Adjunct professor at Thurgood Marshall School of Law President, Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association (2009) - Recipient of the Texas Gang Investigators Association Ted Poe Best Judge in Texas Award - Member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and National Hispanic Scholarship Fund - Born in Tecolotlán, Jalisco, Mexico; immigrated to the U.S. at age 9 - Married to Jaime Jaramillo, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and current law enforcement officer ## 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.