Chantal Melissa Eldridge at a glance
- Current role
- District Judge
- Court
- Texas 331st District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Chantal Melissa Eldridge
District Judge · Texas 331st District Court
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Practitioner, Law Office of Chantal M. Eldridge, Austin, TX, 2003-present
- Practitioner, Law Office of Chantal M. Eldridge, Cookeville, TN, 1996-2004
- Pro Hac Vice/Co-Counsel, Buck and Buck Attorneys, Cookeville, TN, 1994-1996
- Practitioner, Frandzel and Share, San Francisco, CA, 1993-1994
- Practitioner, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, San Francisco, CA, 1991-1993
- Practitioner, Loeb & Loeb, Los Angeles, CA, 1990-1991
- Practitioner, California Supreme Courts, San Francisco, CA, 1989-1989
- Practitioner, Private Practice, Austin, TX, ?-present
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, District Court, N.D. California, CA, ?-present
- Law Clerk, District Court, E.D. California, San Jose, CA, ?-present
- Presiding Judge, Texas 331st Judicial District Court, Austin, TX, 2019-2022
Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · BA, 1986
- Santa Clara University · summa cum laude, 1989
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Appearances
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.
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 ↗
Civil Recording And Broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Sources
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspxCourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15614/chantal-melissa-eldridge/Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfTexas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf