Roland Rivera at a glance
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Roland Rivera
Municipal Judge · Lubbock Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Roland Rivera has been a part‐time magistrate judge in Lubbock County and the City of Lubbock since March 2022
- Judicial service: Part‐time magistrate judge, Lubbock County (2022–present)
Education
- J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law (Honors Graduate, 2015).
Additional information
- In this role, he presided over certain cases at the magistrate level, applying federal and state law to resolve matters before the bench.
- This experience has given him direct insight into judicial decision‐making, case evaluation, and procedural considerations.
- This is unrelated to his judicial role in Texas.
- The owner and attorney of the Law Office of Roland Rivera, PLLC in Lubbock, Texas, where he focuses on criminal defense, estate planning, and employment law.
- His criminal defense practice covers a wide range of charges, from misdemeanors to serious felonies, including drug offenses, DWI/DUI, assault, and other criminal matters.
- The Home Depot, Inc.) in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, where he has participated in motions and consents to proceedings before a magistrate judge.
- Previous roles: Associate attorney, law clerk, and legal staff member in various Texas law firms; criminal defense clinic participant at UT Law.
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
Lubbock 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
Lubbock 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 ↗Lubbock Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Lubbock Municipal Court official directory ↗