Mario E. Ramirez Jr. at a glance
- Current role
- Administrative Law Judge
- Current assignment
- Hidalgo County District Courts
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Mario E. Ramirez Jr.
Administrative Law Judge · Hidalgo County District Courts
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
Available research
Biography and careerSource-attributed professional, judicial, and education record
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures2 sourced items · labeled by scope
SourcesOfficial and public records supporting this profile
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant District Attorney, McAllen Municipal Court, 1976-1980
- State Staff Attorney, Department of Public Welfare, TX, 1975-1975
Judicial service
- Administrative Law Judge, Hidalgo County District Courts, ?-present
- Judge, Texas County Courts at Law, Hidalgo County Court at Law, TX, 1980-1981
- Presiding Judge, Texas 93rd Judicial District Court, TX, 1981-1982
- Presiding Judge, Texas 332nd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 1983-1984
- Presiding Judge, Texas 332nd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 1985-1988
- Presiding Judge, Texas 332nd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 1989-1992
- Presiding Judge, Texas 332nd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 1993-1996
- Presiding Judge, Texas 332nd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 1997-2000
- Presiding Judge, Texas 332nd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 2001-2004
- Presiding Judge, Texas 332nd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 2005-2008
- Presiding Judge, Texas 332nd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 2009-2012
- Presiding Judge, Edinburg, TX, 2013-2016
- Presiding Judge, Texas 332nd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 2017-2020
- Presiding Judge, Texas 332nd Judicial District Court, Edinburg, TX, 2021-2024
Education
- University of Notre Dame · BA, 1972
- St Mary's University · JD, 1974
- St. Mary's University School of Law · J.D.
Personal record
Born September 5, 1950 · Roma, TX
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Recording and broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Sources
Hidalgo County District Courts current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
View Hidalgo County District Courts current judicial profile ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗