--- title: "Eliazar Rodriguez | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eliazar-rodriguez" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-27" --- # Eliazar Rodriguez Elsa Municipal Court · Municipal Judge ## Profile - Court: Elsa Municipal Court - State: Texas - Role: Municipal Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## 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 ### limited criminal remote appearance Scope: statewide For the specific fine-and-cost hearings governed by Articles 45A.258 and 45A.259, a justice or municipal judge may allow a defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference when an in-person appearance would impose undue hardship. Evidence excerpt: If the justice or judge determines that requiring a defendant to appear before the justice or judge in person for a hearing under Article 45A.258 or 45A.259 would impose an undue hardship on the defendant, the justice or judge may allow the defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference. [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.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) - [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eliazar-rodriguez", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/eliazar-rodriguez", "name": "Eliazar Rodriguez | KnowJudges", "description": "Eliazar Rodriguez, Elsa Municipal Court. 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Kennedy School of Government and a J.D. from the City University of New York School of Law. ### Additional information - Regional Government Affairs Director at Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (since 2021) - Eliezer Rodriguez presides over civil cases in the Supreme Court of Bronx County and was most recently elected to the bench for a term beginning in 2025 and ending in 2029. - Former chairman of the Bronx YMCA Board of Managers (2012–2015) - handling real estate, matrimonial & family law, wills, and MCI/J‐51 benefits. - He served in the U.S. Army, earning sergeant rank in under two years, before attending Kansas State University, where he obtained a B.A. in Speech, Pre‐Law, and Social Science. - His judicial metrics show no published decisions in the available dataset, and no recorded public discipline. - He lives in the Bronx with his wife, Fiordaliza, and their two children. - Rodriguez was born in Orocovis, Puerto Rico, and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a child. - He co‐founded the Main Street Student Legal Defense Fund during law school and has been active in community initiatives, including Project Club Clemente, which delivered aid to Nicaragua in honor of baseball legend Roberto Clemente. - Former CEO of Bronx‐Manhattan North Association of Realtors ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7a6578736340dbebb75e89c7) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0fa5a7f51969f3609de00053) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.