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# William L. Pope

La Feria Municipal Court · Municipal Judge

## Profile

- Court: La Feria Municipal Court
- State: Texas
- Role: Municipal Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## 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

### limited criminal remote appearance

Scope: 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.

Evidence excerpt: 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](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx)
- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career



### Education

- Associate of Arts, Texas Southmost College (1980) Postgraduate studies at University of Texas and Texas Christian University (1980–1982) Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (1982–1983) J.D., Baylor University School of Law (1986)

### Additional information

- Honored in 2005 by the Texas House of Representatives for judicial service
- Editorial Board, Texas Bar Journal (2005)
- Licenses: Texas State Bar (1986) U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (1988) U.S. Supreme Court (1990)
- Born: November 5, 1960, in Brownsville, Texas
- Mediation and alternative dispute resolution, qualified as an Impartial Third Party under Texas law
- Recognized by the Texas House of Representatives for his decades of service to the judiciary
- Judge Pope has litigated in both state and federal courts for nearly four decades
- representing clients from small family businesses to large international corporations.
- Also held the role of municipal judge in other jurisdictions and as a state magistrate for nearly 40 years
- In summary: Judge William L. Pope is a distinguished Texas jurist with a career spanning nearly 40 years in judicial service, civil litigation, and mediation, recognized for his contributions to the Texas judiciary and his professional integrity.
- Member, Cameron County Bar Association
- He is also married to Sandra Solis.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7a6578736340dbebb75e89c7) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.
- [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0fa5a7f51969f3609de00053) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.