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Fernando G. Mancias

Texas 93rd District Court

Texas · Hidalgo

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Overview

Identity and service

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

Judicial role
District Judge, Hidalgo County 93rd District Court (general civil jurisdiction)
Service status
Active
Court level
Trial
Jurisdiction
State
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Background

Biography and career

Gender
Male
Race
Hispanic/Latino
Political affiliation
Democratic (via other)

Education

  • The University of Texas-Pan AmericanBA, 1976
  • Washington and Lee UniversityJD, 1979

Professional career

  • Practitioner, Coastal Bend Legal Services, 1979-1981
  • Assistant District Attorney, San Patricio County District Attorney's Office, TX, 1981-1982
  • Practitioner, Magallanes, Hinojosa & Macias, TX, 2001-2002
  • Owner, Practitioner, The Law Office of Fernando G. Mancias, Edinburg, TX, 2002-2018

Judicial service

  • Presiding Judge, Texas 93rd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 1989-1992
  • Presiding Judge, Texas 93rd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 1993-1996
  • Presiding Judge, Texas 93rd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 1997-2000
  • Presiding Judge, Texas 93rd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 2019-2020
  • Presiding Judge, Texas 93rd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 2021-2024

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project public biographical data. Demographic and political labels are incomplete, source-attributed, and are not used to infer judicial behavior. “Via appointer” describes CourtListener’s attribution method, not verified personal party membership.

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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

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Civil Pretrial And Trial

For a Hidalgo County district-court civil trial, the joint pretrial order must list expected exhibits and make them available to opposing counsel. Exhibits must be premarked with inadmissible material redacted, and page-and-line designations for videotaped deposition excerpts must be exchanged before trial.

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15
Section
Appendix A: Joint Pretrial Order
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July 28, 2026
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All Exhibits are to be premarked with inadmissible matters redacted prior to trial.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Civil Pretrial

The parties must file a joint pretrial order at least 14 days before the final pretrial conference. It must include witness and exhibit lists, and each party must attach a proposed jury charge with instructions, definitions, and questions.

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4
Section
Rule 3.2 and Appendix A
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A Joint Pretrial Order shall be filed by the parties at least 14 days before the final pretrial conference scheduled by the court.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Civil Motion Practice

Restricted

Summary-judgment motions in Hidalgo County district courts are decided by submission unless the court orders an oral hearing.

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3
Section
Rule 2.5
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Summary Judgment Motions shall be heard by submission only unless an oral hearing is ordered by the Court.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Civil Hearing Or Trial

Allowed with notice

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.

Page
Official PDF
Section
Rule 21d(b)-(f); civil district and county courts only; current July 1, 2026 compilation
Effective
February 1, 2023
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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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).

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Civil Proceeding

Leave required

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.

Page
Official PDF
Section
Rule 18c; civil district and county courts only; current July 1, 2026 compilation
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances:

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Hidalgo County. 5 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.