Frank Montalvo at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · Federal
- Judicial service
- August 1, 2003–present
Frank Montalvo
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
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Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Bexar County Texas Two Hundred and Eighty-Eighth District Court, 1995-2003
- Private practice, San Antonio, TX, 1988-1994
- Engineer, General Motors, 1983-1988
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, W.D. Texas, 2003-present
Education
- University of Michigan
Personal record
Born 1956 · Bayamon
Courtroom rules and guidance
Electronic Trial Exhibits
The Western District of Texas publishes JERS guidance for electronically capturing trial evidence and provides evidence-presentation equipment to members of the bar practicing in the district.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas uses the Jury Evidence Recording System (JERS) to capture evidence electronically during a trial. The Court provides evidence presentation equipment to any member of the bar practicing within the Western District of Texas.JERS, Jury Evidence Recording System ↗
Electronic Exhibit Submission
For JERS electronic exhibit submission, the Western District of Texas publishes a single-storage-device requirement and directs parties to submit files by the deadline set by the assigned courtroom deputy.
All files must be provided on a single storage device such as a CD, DVD, or USB drive. ... All files must be submitted based on the deadline set by the CRD associated with your case.JERS, Jury Evidence Recording System ↗
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391941CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2282/frank-montalvo/JERS, Jury Evidence Recording System
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/for-attorneys/jers-jury-evidence-recording-systemFederal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts