Ricardo Montalvo at a glance
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- Municipal Judge
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Ricardo Montalvo
Municipal Judge · McAllen Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
Education
Additional information
- Ricardo Montalvo, 9th Cir.
- This is a separate individual from the McAllen municipal judge, though the name is identical.
- Municipal court judge in McAllen, Texas, presiding over cases under city ordinances and state law, including traffic, criminal, and code enforcement matters.
- The court’s mission is to process these cases fairly, in accordance with Texas law and local ordinances.
- Judge Montalvo serves in the City of McAllen Municipal Court, which handles violations issued by McAllen peace officers, McAllen ISD police, STC police at the McAllen campus, and code enforcement officers.
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
McAllen 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
McAllen 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 ↗McAllen Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View McAllen Municipal Court official directory ↗