--- title: "Enrique Fernandez | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/enrique-fernandez-15640" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Enrique Fernandez Texas 63rd Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 63rd Judicial District Court - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Assistant Attorney General for the Child Support Division - Judge, Texas 63rd Judicial District Court, ?-present - Judge Robert E. Cadena, 83rd Judicial District Judge, described Fernandez as “a servant leader who never lost his sense of humility” and “committed to fairness and equality of justice” ### Education - He graduated from Del Rio High School in 1976, obtained a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1979, and completed his J.D. at the University of Houston Law Center in 1983. ### Additional information - Born August 30, 1958 in Del Rio, Texas, to B.L. Fernandez and Lydia Quintanilla Fernandez, Enrique Fernandez grew up in a small‐town environment that shaped his values of integrity and service. - Following his death, a portrait unveiling ceremony was held at the Val Verde County Judicial Center in Del Rio, where his official portrait now hangs alongside those of his predecessors. - He was a lifelong member and former president of the United Civic Organization and was deeply involved with St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, serving in multiple leadership roles. - A “small town boy from Del Rio,” Fernandez enjoyed baseball, fishing, and golf, and was a standout athlete in high school and college. ## 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://www.courtlistener.com/person/15640/enrique-fernandez/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15640/enrique-fernandez/) - [Texas 63rd Judicial District Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15640/enrique-fernandez/) - [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/15640/enrique-fernandez/) - [Enrique Fernandez](https://ballotpedia.org/Enrique_Fernandez) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/enrique-fernandez-15640", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/enrique-fernandez-15640", "name": "Enrique Fernandez | KnowJudges", "description": "Enrique Fernandez, Texas 63rd Judicial 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.