Ysmael D. Fonseca at a glance
- Current role
- Court of Appeals Justice
- Court
- Texas 13th Court of Appeals
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Ysmael D. Fonseca
Court of Appeals Justice · Texas 13th Court of Appeals
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Partner, Guerra & Sabo, PLLC, McAllen, TX, 2021-present
- Practitioner, Guerra, Leeds, Sabo & Hernandez, PLLC, 2011-2019
Judicial service
- Law Clerk, District Court, S.D. Texas, McAllen, TX, 2009-2011
- Judge, Texas 464th Judicial District Court, 2019-2020
Education
- University of Notre Dame · JD, 2009
Personal record
Born May 15, 1981 · Welasco, TX
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/13thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-ysmael-d-fonseca/CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15652/ysmael-d-fonseca-jr/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