Active Trial judge
Texas 131st District Court
Texas · Bexar
Overview
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Background
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.
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.
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.
Presentation rules
The guide recommends using the ELMO to publish pictures and the V Cart or courtroom CPU for video and audio playback, while warning counsel not to display work product or evidence not yet admitted.
Any videos or audio recordings play better on the V Cart/ CPU.
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
For an assigned jury trial, motions in limine, proposed jury charges, and motions concerning party alignment or peremptory strikes must be delivered to all parties by noon on the last business day before trial.
Motions in Limine, proposed Jury Charges, and motions to realign parties or equalize peremptory strikes must be delivered to all parties by noon on the last business day before the trial date.
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
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).
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
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:
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Upgraded equipment is in all courtrooms in the Bexar County Courthouse including civil, criminal, probate, county, and district courts.
Open official source ↗Published opinion footprint
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Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.bexar.org/1781/131st-Civil-District-CourtIdentity source · HTML · retrieved July 29, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15682/norma-gonzales/Courtroom-specific · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.bexar.org/1781/131st-Civil-District-CourtStatewide · PDF · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfStatewide · PDF · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfCourtwide · PDF · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/31807/Courtroom-Technology--Equipment-GuideCourtwide · PDF · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.bexar.org/DocumentCenter/View/55973/Bexar-County-Civil-District-Court-Local-RulesChange history
Identity imported from Bexar County 131st Civil District Court. 5 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.