--- title: "Obie Alonzo Cox Jr. | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/obie-alonzo-cox-jr-15577" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Obie Alonzo Cox Jr. Galveston County Courts · Administrative Law Judge ## Profile - Court: Galveston County Courts - State: Texas - Role: Administrative Law Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, 56th District Court (Galveston County, TX) — seated since January 1, 2021 - In summary: Judge Obie Alonzo Cox Jr. is a long‐time Galveston County judicial figure, with a career spanning law enforcement, corporate management, the arts, and now presiding over the 56th Judicial District Court since 2021 - As of 2025, he is listed as Presiding Judge for the court - Judge, Texas 56th Judicial District Court, TX, 2021-2024 - Presiding Judge, Texas 56th Judicial District Court, TX, 2017-2020 - Presiding Judge at the 56th Judicial District Court from 2005 through 2020, serving multiple consecutive terms - Presiding Judge, Texas 56th Judicial District Court, TX, 2013-2016 - Presiding Judge, Texas 56th Judicial District Court, TX, 2009-2012 - Presiding Judge, Texas 56th Judicial District Court, TX, 2005-2008 - Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Galveston County District Attorney's Office, Galveston, TX, 1994-2005 - Assistant Criminal District Attorney for Galveston Including Assignments as Chief Felony Prosecutor,, Galveston County, Galveston, TX, 1994-2005 - Judge of the Texas 56th Judicial District Court in Galveston County, Texas, and has served in multiple judicial and legal roles over more than two decades - Administrative Law Judge, Galveston County Courts, TX, ?-present ### Education - University of Houston Law Center — J.D. (1993) - MBA — Houston Baptist University — 1985 - M.B.A. — Houston Baptist University, 1985. - Music Education — University of Houston — 1974 ### Additional information - Elected in 2020 and re‐elected unopposed in 2024. - Operator, then Customer Service Manager, The Lubrizol Corporation, TX, 1978-1994 - Musician, Calgary Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet, TX, 1974-1978 ## 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/15577/obie-alonzo-cox-jr/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15577/obie-alonzo-cox-jr/) - [Galveston County Courts current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15577/obie-alonzo-cox-jr/) - [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/15577/obie-alonzo-cox-jr/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/obie-alonzo-cox-jr-15577", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/obie-alonzo-cox-jr-15577", "name": "Obie Alonzo Cox Jr. | KnowJudges", "description": "Obie Alonzo Cox Jr., Galveston County Courts. 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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.