Teodoro (Ted) Perez at a glance
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Teodoro (Ted) Perez
Justice of the Peace · Brown County Justice Court, Precinct 4 Place 1
Biography
Professional career
- Teodoro “Ted” Perez is the incumbent Justice of the Peace for Brown County Precinct 4, Texas, serving since 2021 after the retirement of Judge Jim Cavanaugh.
- Selected: May 2021 by the Brown County Commissioner’s Court from five applicants
- Over 45 years in public service, beginning as a Lubbock Police Department officer in 1975
- Education & Training: Completed one Judge school; another scheduled for January
- Public Commitment: Promises to serve as an “effective and fair Justice of the Peace” leveraging his law enforcement and judicial experience
Education
Additional information
- Residence: Moved to Brownwood in 2006; has lived in Precinct 4 since then.
- Retired August 2006 after 31 years.
- Served in patrol, crime prevention, internal affairs, and as Honor Guard Commander.
- Family: Married to Charlene Perez for 35 years; four adult children, 13 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.
- Community Involvement: Active in church (Bangs Church of Christ), barbershop quartet, and Masonic Lodge.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
In justice-court civil proceedings, the judge may allow or require electronic participation after considering case, evidence, access, and party factors; written notice must include joining and evidence-submission instructions.
A judge may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means.Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 500.9, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗
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 Rule of Civil Procedure 500.9, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Brown County Justice Court, Precinct 4 Place 1
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
Brown County Justice Court, Precinct 4 Place 1
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
Brown County Justice Court, Precinct 4 Place 1
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 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 500.9, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 500.9, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗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 ↗Brown County Justice Court, Precinct 4 Place 1 official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Brown County Justice Court, Precinct 4 Place 1 official directory ↗