--- title: "Nadine Melissa Nieto | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nadine-melissa-nieto" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Nadine Melissa Nieto Texas 285th District Court · District Judge, Bexar County 285th Civil District Court ## Profile - Court: Texas 285th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Bexar County 285th 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/1792/285th-Civil-District-Court) - [Official roster](https://www.bexar.org/1792/285th-Civil-District-Court) - [Bexar County 285th Civil District Court official judicial roster](https://www.bexar.org/1792/285th-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/nadine-melissa-nieto", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/nadine-melissa-nieto", "name": "Nadine Melissa Nieto | KnowJudges", "description": "Nadine Melissa Nieto, Texas 285th District Court. 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(1995) - B.A., University of Texas at Austin ### Additional information - Elected: November 8, 2022; re‐elected in 2026 - Judge Nieto presides over EAGLES Court, a therapeutic restorative foster care court for 14–18‐year‐old boys in foster care, launched in 2020 to provide life skills, mentoring, and therapeutic care - Before joining the bench, Judge Nieto had 27 years as a litigator in Texas State District Courts - Hon. Nadine Melissa Nieto is the Presiding Judge of the 285th District Court in , Texas, a court of general jurisdiction serving San Antonio and surrounding areas - She also practiced in personal injury and other civil litigation - She also serves on the Juvenile Court Board and the Children’s Court Oversight Committee - Her docket includes family matters (divorce, custody), torts, and personal injury cases ## 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.