Marvin Douglas Rotenberry Removed

Marvin Douglas Rotenberry, 51, a municipal court judge for Hitchcock and Bayou Vista, Texas and a former Santa Fe municipal judge, was charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child stemming from alleged incidents in the early 2000s. According to police, one alleged victim reported to the Santa Fe Police Department in October 2025 that Rotenberry had sexually assaulted them multiple times between roughly ages 8 and 13. A second alleged victim told police in November 2025 that Rotenberry had also sexually assaulted them between roughly ages 6 and 10.

Rotenberry was arrested on November 25, 2025, and released the following day after posting an $80,000 bond. The charges are first-degree felonies carrying a potential sentence of up to life in prison. Rotenberry submitted a letter of resignation from his Bayou Vista judgeship following the arrest. The criminal case remains pending, and Rotenberry has not been convicted.