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# Raymond D. Noah

Nevada Municipal Court · Municipal Judge

## Profile

- Court: Nevada Municipal Court
- State: Texas
- Role: Municipal Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## 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

### limited criminal remote appearance

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Practiced law in Richardson, Texas, and held the role of presiding municipal judge for the City of Richardson’s municipal court

### Education

- B.B.A. from Texas Western College (now University of Texas at El Paso) in 1957 and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 1966.

### Additional information

- In 2024, the Richardson City Council honored Noah with the Key to the City, its highest symbolic award, at the Raymond D. Noah Municipal Court Building — named in his honor in 2011 for his 40 years of service.
- He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1966 and later to the U.S. District Court (Northern District of Texas, 1967), U.S. Supreme Court (1972), U.S. District Court (Eastern District of Texas, 1984), U.S. Claims Court (1988), and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1990).
- City Council member (1967–1983) and Mayor (1968–1983)
- Leadership roles in numerous civic, business, and professional organizations
- His judicial role involved hearing Class C misdemeanor cases, ordinance violations, and other local matters.
- Charter member of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors, serving 28 years to advance regional transportation
- The award recognized his decades of leadership in municipal governance, judicial service, and regional cooperation.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7a6578736340dbebb75e89c7) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.
- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0fa5a7f51969f3609de00053) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.