--- title: "Stuart M. Messer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stuart-m-messer-15867" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Stuart M. Messer Texas 100th Judicial District Court · Administrative Law Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 100th Judicial District Court - State: Texas - Role: Administrative Law Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Current status: Retired as of September 30, 2023, after 15 years as the district judge for the 100th Judicial District Court in Donley County, Texas. - Presiding Judge, Texas 100th Judicial District Court, Clarendon, TX, 2021-2024 - Presiding Judge roles: held the role of Presiding Judge of the 100th Judicial District Court from 2008 through 2024 - In October 2023, Messer stepped down from the district judge role, with Area Administrative Judge Anna Estevez overseeing the court until a successor was appointed or elected - Presiding Judge, Texas 100th Judicial District Court, Clarendon, TX, 2017-2020 - Presiding Judge, Texas 100th Judicial District Court, Clarendon, TX, 2013-2016 - Presiding Judge, Texas 100th Judicial District Court, Clarendon, TX, 2009-2012 - Presiding Judge, Texas 100th Judicial District Court, TX, 2008-2008 - District Attorney, Childress County, TX, 2005-2008 - District Attorney: held the role of District Attorney for Childress County, Texas, from 2001 to 2008 - District Attorney, Childress County, TX, 2001-2004 - Retired judge of the Texas 100th Judicial District Court, with a long career in public service that includes serving as district attorney and presiding judge - Administrative Law Judge, Texas 100th Judicial District Court, ?-present ### Education - University of Kansas — J.D. (1989) - Wichita State University — B.A. (1986) - Bachelor’s degree: Wichita State University (1986). ### Additional information - Post-retirement: Listed as “Judge, Retired” with the Comptroller of Public Accounts, Judiciary Section, earning $170,375 annually as of July 1, 2026. - Elections: Elected to a full four-year term in 2008, re-elected in 2012 and 2016 without opposition. - Appointments: Appointed by Governor Rick Perry in March 2008. - Date of birth: 1958-09-22 - Other roles: Held various legal and administrative positions, including clerk, practitioner, and public defender. - Messer continued to serve as a visiting judge during the transition period. - Prior to his judicial appointment, Messer was the district attorney in the 100th District. - Birth place: Memphis, TN ## 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 ### civil remote appearances Scope: statewide In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement. Evidence excerpt: Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2). [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### civil recording and broadcasting Scope: statewide Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings. Evidence excerpt: A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances: [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15867/stuart-m-messer/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15867/stuart-m-messer/) - [Texas 100th Judicial District Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15867/stuart-m-messer/) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15867/stuart-m-messer/) - [Stuart Messer - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Stuart_Messer) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stuart-m-messer-15867", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/stuart-m-messer-15867", "name": "Stuart M. 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This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.