--- title: "Vince Santini | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vince-santini" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Vince Santini Texas 457th District Court · District Judge, Montgomery County 457th District Civil Court ## Profile - Court: Texas 457th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge, Montgomery County 457th District Civil Court - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## Summary Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile. ## 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 ### hearing and submission settings Scope: judge specific Judge Santini requires counsel to call or email before setting a matter and prohibits sending a hearing or submission notice without prior court confirmation. Evidence excerpt: Please do not send a notice of submission or hearing without prior confirmation from the Court. [Montgomery County 457th District Court official judicial roster](https://www.mctx.org/departments/departments_d_-_f/district_courts/457thdistrict_court/index.php) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### motion format and proposed orders Scope: judge specific Judge Santini requires every motion and response or objection to include a proposed order. Court filings must use 12-point type, avoid all-capital text, be double-spaced, and use complete sentences. Evidence excerpt: All motions and responses/objections to motions filed by any party must be accompanied by a proposed order. [Montgomery County 457th District Court official judicial roster](https://www.mctx.org/departments/departments_d_-_f/district_courts/457thdistrict_court/index.php) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### civil trial settings and pretrial control Scope: courtwide Montgomery County civil cases are controlled by a court-generated docket control order. Jury-trial requests must be written and served, and the assigned court has sole discretion over the jury-trial week. Evidence excerpt: All requests for jury trials shall be in writing and copies of said request served upon all attorneys and parties pro se involved in the case. The court shall have sole discretion as to which jury trial week the case will be assigned. [Local Rules of the District Courts of Montgomery County, Texas](https://www.mctx.org/LocalRulesoftheDistrictCourts.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-28 ### 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.mctx.org/departments/departments_d_-_f/district_courts/457thdistrict_court/index.php) - [Official roster](https://www.mctx.org/departments/departments_d_-_f/district_courts/457thdistrict_court/index.php) - [Montgomery County 457th District Court official judicial roster](https://www.mctx.org/departments/departments_d_-_f/district_courts/457thdistrict_court/index.php) - [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) - [Local Rules of the District Courts of Montgomery County, Texas](https://www.mctx.org/LocalRulesoftheDistrictCourts.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vince-santini", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/vince-santini", "name": "Vince Santini | KnowJudges", "description": "Vince Santini, Texas 457th District Court. 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Santini is the District Judge of the 457th District Court in Montgomery County, Texas, serving at 301 North Main Street, Suite 200, Conroe, TX 77301 - Former Senior Civil Litigation Attorney at The Voss Law Firm - Assistant District Attorney in the Special Victims Unit of the Montgomery County DA’s Office, rising to District Court Chief ### Education - South Texas College of Law — J.D. (2009) - in Sociology and Psychology, University of Houston — B.S. ### Additional information - Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott on July 23, 2020 to a newly created judicial position. - Recognized as Child Abuse Prosecutor of the Year (2015) for prosecuting child sexual abuse cases. - Presides over criminal and civil cases in the 457th District Court, with appeals going to the Ninth Court of Appeals. - representing policyholders in bad faith insurance cases. - Also handled first-party insurance litigation statewide and was licensed in all U.S. District Courts of Texas and the Fifth Circuit. - Dean Gerald Treece’s Student Advocacy Service Award. - Order of the Barristers for excellence in trial advocacy. - Multiple community fundraiser sponsorships for children’s advocacy, veterans, and local organizations. - Lives in Conroe, TX, with wife Mary and two sons. - Active in St. Matthias Catholic Church in Magnolia, serving as a lector, marriage class instructor, and founder of the Church Guard security ministry. - Involved in numerous charitable initiatives, including Children’s Safe Harbor, Family Promise, and local veterans’ programs. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-119ce7e69a3752f1da3cfce0) — 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. - [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.