Peggy Mayer at a glance
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- Municipal Judge
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Peggy Mayer
Municipal Judge · Yorktown Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace in DeWitt County from 2002 until her retirement effective March 28, 2025
- Listed as a Municipal Judge for Yorktown Municipal Court in Texas
Education
Additional information
- She first won the position in 2002 as a write‐in candidate and re‐elected in 2022.
- Her duties included small claims court, coroner responsibilities, and other civil and criminal matters.
- She cited a desire to focus on family as the reason for retirement, though she will remain active in municipal court in Yorktown and Yoakum.
- She also continues to serve as Municipal Judge for the City of Yoakum, where she presides over Class C misdemeanor cases, certain ordinance violations, and acts as a magistrate with authority to issue warrants and protective orders.
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
Yorktown Municipal Court; Yoakum 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
Yorktown Municipal Court; Yoakum 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 ↗Yorktown Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Yorktown Municipal Court official directory ↗