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# Irene Rios

Texas 4th Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Justice

## Profile

- Court: Texas 4th Court of Appeals
- State: Texas
- Role: Court of Appeals Justice
- 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

### appellate electronic filing

Scope: statewide

In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so.

Evidence excerpt: Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court.

[Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.txcourts.gov/4thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-irene-rios/)
- [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/4thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-irene-rios/)
- [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/4thcoa/about-the-court/justices/justice-irene-rios/)
- [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Justice Irene Rios is a judge on Place 6 of the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals, serving since 2016 and re‐elected in 2022
- Assisted with Drug Court, child neglect/abuse cases, and reviewed appeals from Administrative Law, Municipal Court, and Justice of the Peace Courts. held the role of Administrative Judge for the twelve county courts at law in 2007
- Trial Judge: Appointed in 1999 by the Bexar County Commissioners Court as Judge of Bexar County, County Court at Law No. 10

### Education

- B.A. in Political Science from Texas Tech University J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1990

### Additional information

- Her current term runs through December 31, 2028.
- She was re‐elected in the November 8, 2022 general election, defeating Todd McCray.
- Elected in 2016 to Place 6 on the Fourth Court of Appeals, a state intermediate appellate court based in San Antonio, Texas.
- Served 14 years, presiding over civil cases in consumer, contract, employment, tort, and landlord‐tenant law.
- Justice Rios is married to Raul Rios and they have four children.



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e966a5411b2587c600cf3508) — 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/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.