Municipal Court Judge Appointments (26-1131)
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Ordinance reappointing Jacqueline Del Llano Chapa as Presiding Judge for a two-year term of office beginning August 1, 2026, and ending August 1, 2028; appointing Carlos Omar Reyna as part-time judge #3 for an unexpired term of June 24, 2025, through June 24, 2027; determining salary; and declaring an effective date.
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Verify who held part-time municipal judge seat since 2025
Context: The ordinance passed on second reading July 28, 2026 appoints Reyna to an unexpired term running June 24, 2025 through June 24, 2027 — roughly thirteen months of that term had already elapsed at appointment.
Recommended: Request the signed ordinance and the prior appointment ordinance for part-time judge #3, and confirm who occupied that seat between June 24, 2025 and Carlos Omar Reyna's July 2026 appointment to the same unexpired term. If orders or dispositions in your municipal court cases were signed during that gap, identify the signing judge's appointing authority now rather than after a judgment is challenged.
Ask why one council member opposed judge reappointment twice
Context: The item passed 8 to 1 on first reading July 21, 2026 with no comments from the Council or the public, then Hernandez pulled the item on July 28, 2026 specifically to vote no — and the same ordinance fills an unexpired term dating to June 24, 2025.
Recommended: Ask Council Member Hernandez on the record why she voted no on Presiding Judge Jacqueline Del Llano Chapa's reappointment at both readings, and ask the city secretary and city attorney why part-time judge seat #3 sat unfilled for more than a year of a term that began June 24, 2025. Both questions are answerable now while the appointments are fresh; the record itself contains no stated reason.
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Council Member Hernandez pulled this Item to vote no. Council Member Barrera moved to approve the ordinance, seconded by Council Member Roy. This Ordinance was passed on second reading and approved with the following vote:
Ordinance reappointing Jacqueline Del Llano Chapa as Presiding Judge for a two-year term of office beginning August 1, 2026, and ending August 1, 2028; appointing Carlos Omar Reyna as part-time judge #3 for an unexpired term of June 24, 2025, through June 24, 2027; determining salary; and declaring an effective date.
Vote: 8 for, 1 against
approve the ordinance reappointing Presiding Judge and appointing part-time judge #3