Velia J. Meza at a glance
- Current role
- Court of Appeals Justice
- Court
- Texas 4th Court of Appeals
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Velia J. Meza
Court of Appeals Justice · Texas 4th Court of Appeals
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Practitioner, Velia J. Meza, Attorney at Law PC, San Antonio, TX, ?-present
Judicial service
- Presiding Judge, Texas 266th Judicial District Court, San Antonio, TX, 2019-2022
Education
- Columbia University in the City of New York · Economics, 1995
- St Mary's University · JD, 2000
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Electronic Filing
In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so.
Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court.Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing ↗
Sources
Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 27, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/4thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-velia-j-meza/CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15870/velia-j-meza/Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf