--- title: "Victoria Luisa Sanchez | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/victoria-luisa-sanchez-district-507th-district-court-texas" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-09-30" --- # Victoria Luisa Sanchez 507th District Court · Associate Judge ## Profile - Court: 507th District Court - State: Texas - Role: Associate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-09-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Associate Judge of the 507th District Court in Harris County, Texas, seated on the bench since 2026, with a legal career spanning over 19 years in Texas courts - Judge Sanchez has been licensed in Texas since 2006 and has handled family law cases such as divorce, paternity, and probate. - 2023–2025: Judge, Associate District Courts - 2020–2021: Attorney IV, Domestic Relations Office ### Education ### Additional information - Seated: 2026 (per judicial directory records) - 2022–2025: Attorney, Legal Services - 2021–2022: Attorney IV, Legal Services - Law school: University of Houston, 2006 - Bar admission: November 2006, Texas State Bar No. 24056263 - Before becoming a judge, Judge Sanchez worked in the Harris County Domestic Relations Office and as an Attorney IV in various legal services roles. - No judicial election; appointed to the bench - She has filed in multiple Harris County courts, with most cases in civil and family matters. - In summary: Judge Victoria Luisa Sanchez is a long‐time Texas attorney now serving as an Associate Judge in Houston’s 507th District Court, with a background in domestic relations and family law, and a high‐level salary reflecting her judicial role. ## 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://card.txcourts.gov/ExcelExportPublic.aspx?type=P&export=E&CommitteeID=0&Court=&SortBy=tblCounty.Sort_ID%2C%20Last_Name&Active_Flg=true&Last_Name=&First_Name=&Court_Type_CD=0&Court_Sub_Type_CD=0&County_ID=0&City_CD=0&Address_Type_CD=0&Annual_Report_CD=0&PersonnelType1=&PersonnelType2=&DistrictPrimaryLocOnly=0&AdminJudicialRegion=0&COADistrictId=0) - [Official roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/ExcelExportPublic.aspx?type=P&export=E&CommitteeID=0&Court=&SortBy=tblCounty.Sort_ID%2C%20Last_Name&Active_Flg=true&Last_Name=&First_Name=&Court_Type_CD=0&Court_Sub_Type_CD=0&County_ID=0&City_CD=0&Address_Type_CD=0&Annual_Report_CD=0&PersonnelType1=&PersonnelType2=&DistrictPrimaryLocOnly=0&AdminJudicialRegion=0&COADistrictId=0) - [Texas Office of Court Administration, active Judicial Directory official judicial roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/ExcelExportPublic.aspx?type=P&export=E&CommitteeID=0&Court=&SortBy=tblCounty.Sort_ID%2C%20Last_Name&Active_Flg=true&Last_Name=&First_Name=&Court_Type_CD=0&Court_Sub_Type_CD=0&County_ID=0&City_CD=0&Address_Type_CD=0&Annual_Report_CD=0&PersonnelType1=&PersonnelType2=&DistrictPrimaryLocOnly=0&AdminJudicialRegion=0&COADistrictId=0) - [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) - [Texas Judicial Directory](https://www.txcourts.gov/judicial-directory/) - [State Bar of Texas - Victoria Luisa Sanchez](https://www.texasbar.com/attorneys/member.cfm?id=293165) - [Harris County District Clerk - 507th District Court](https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/CourtInfo/CourtDetails.aspx?Court=507) - [Texas Judicial Directory](https://www.txcourts.gov/judicial-directory/) - [State Bar of Texas - Victoria Luisa Sanchez](https://www.texasbar.com/attorneys/member.cfm?id=293165) - [Harris County District Clerk - 507th District Court](https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/CourtInfo/CourtDetails.aspx?Court=507) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/victoria-luisa-sanchez-district-507th-district-court-texas", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/victoria-luisa-sanchez-district-507th-district-court-texas", "name": "Victoria Luisa Sanchez | KnowJudges", "description": "Victoria Luisa Sanchez, 507th District Court. 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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://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) — 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://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.