--- title: "Eli Elmo Garza | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eli-elmo-garza" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Eli Elmo Garza Texas 377th District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 377th District Court - State: Texas - Role: District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Eli Elmo Garza is the elected District Judge for the 377th District Court in Victoria County, Texas, serving since 2014 and re‐elected in 2018, with a background in law, criminal and family law practice, and public service. - Presiding Judge, Texas 377th Judicial District Court, TX, 2019-2022 - Presiding Judge, Texas 377th Judicial District Court, TX, 2015-2018 - Assistant District Attorney, Victoria County, TX, 2007-2014 - Judge Garza’s judicial practice is governed by Texas county, circuit, and statewide procedural rules ### Education - B.A., Texas A&M University–Commerce (Texas Arts and Industries University), 1994 J.D., Creighton University School of Law, 1999 - Texas A & M University-College Station — B.A. (1994) ### Additional information - Election: Re‐elected unopposed in 2022 - Appeals: Cases from this court go to the Texas 13th Court of Appeals - Political affiliation: Registered Republican - Career before bench: Sole practitioner in criminal and family law First Assistant District Attorney, Victoria County District Attorney’s Office ## 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. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote appearances Scope: statewide 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. Evidence excerpt: 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). [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### civil recording and broadcasting Scope: statewide 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. Evidence excerpt: A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances: [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [Official roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15666/eli-elmo-garza/) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15666/eli-elmo-garza/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eli-elmo-garza", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eli-elmo-garza", "name": "Eli Elmo Garza | KnowJudges", "description": "Eli Elmo Garza, Texas 377th District Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.