--- title: "Jaime Palacios | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jaime-palacios" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-28" --- # Jaime Palacios Texas County Court at Law No. 2 · Judge, Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 2 (civil jurisdiction concurrent with district court) ## Profile - Court: Texas County Court at Law No. 2 - State: Texas - Role: Judge, Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 2 (civil jurisdiction concurrent with district court) - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-28 ## 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 ### 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.hidalgocounty.us/178/County-Court-2) - [Official roster](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/178/County-Court-2) - [Hidalgo County official judicial roster](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/178/County-Court-2) - [Hidalgo County Officials](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/937/County-Officials) - [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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jaime-palacios", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jaime-palacios", "name": "Jaime Palacios | KnowJudges", "description": "Jaime Palacios, Texas County Court at Law No. 2. 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Palacios is the elected judge for Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 2 in Texas, serving since 2006 and re‐elected in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 ### Education - Jaime J. Palacios earned his Juris Doctor from the Reynaldo G. Garza School of Law in 1989. ### Additional information - Palacios was elected to the Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 2 in 2006 and has been re‐elected in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022. - He is a member of the State Bar of Texas (Bar No. 15422350, admitted May 10, 1991). - Appeals from this court go to the 13th Court of Appeals. - Before joining the bench, he practiced law in private practice - The court handles a variety of cases, including family law, criminal matters, and administrative licensing issues. - handling family law cases and criminal defense matters. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-119ce7e69a3752f1da3cfce0) — 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. - [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.