Natalie Sue Banuelos at a glance
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Natalie Sue Banuelos
Municipal Judge · Garland Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Garland, TX Municipal Court Associate Judge — Held this position from 2020 to 2024, according to public salary records
- Municipal court judge in Texas, most recently serving as an Associate Judge for the City of Garland before leaving her judicial role in early 2020.
- Murphy, TX Municipal Court Judge — Served from December 2011 to January 2020, after working as the city’s assistant attorney for four years.
Education
Additional information
- Salary in 2023 — $156,571 annually, which was 118% above the Garland average and 129% above the median for city employees.
- Public profiles list her as Natalie Sue Banuelos, age 52, with prior residence in Murphy, Plano, and Denton, TX.
- She is married and has family members including Jonathan Brooks, Amanda Somma, and Rudy Banuelos.
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
Garland 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
Garland 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 ↗Garland Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Garland Municipal Court official directory ↗