--- title: "Raul A. Gonzalez | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/raul-a-gonzalez" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Raul A. Gonzalez Texas Precinct 4 Place 1 · Justice of the Peace ## Profile - Court: Texas Precinct 4 Place 1 - State: Texas - Role: Justice of the Peace - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - In summary: Raul A. González is a distinguished Texas jurist with a career spanning high‐level appellate law, district court leadership, and local justice work, currently serving as Travis County Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace through 2026 - He has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1996 - Raúl Arturo González (full name) is the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4 in Travis County, Texas, elected in 2006 and re‐elected in 2026 - Judge, Texas Supreme Court, 1984-1998 - Raul A. González, born March 22, 1940, was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court by Governor Mark White in 1984 to replace Justice Charles Barrow - Presiding Judge of the Texas 103rd District Court - He previously held the role of assistant counsel for the State Board of Educator Certification and the Texas Education Agency, and as an Assistant District Attorney in Travis County for 61⁄2 years ### Education - LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law (1986) Awards include the Rosewood Gavel Award (Outstanding Jurist, St. Mary’s Law School) and Lifetime Achievement Award from the St. Thomas More Society. - University of Houston Law Center — J.D. (1966) - BA — The University of Texas at Austin - González holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Texas - University of Texas School of Law — J.D. ### Additional information - His current term runs until December 31, 2026. - Practitioner, 1999-1999 - Later elected in 1986, 1988, and 1994, serving until his retirement in 1999. - Practitioner, 1983-1983 - Date of birth: 1940-03-22 - Packer (8,808 citations). - Succeeded by Alberto Gonzales. - He also held a position as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, in private practice, and as a neutral arbitrator in complex disputes involving oil and gas royalties, contracts, and professional liability. - During his tenure, he authored 126 published opinions, along with 85 dissents and 86 concurrences. - His most‐cited opinion is Walker v. ## 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 ### justice court remote appearances Scope: statewide In justice-court civil proceedings, the judge may allow or require electronic participation after considering case, evidence, access, and party factors; written notice must include joining and evidence-submission instructions. Evidence excerpt: A judge may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means. [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 500.9, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### limited criminal remote appearance Scope: statewide For the specific fine-and-cost hearings governed by Articles 45A.258 and 45A.259, a justice or municipal judge may allow a defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference when an in-person appearance would impose undue hardship. Evidence excerpt: If the justice or judge determines that requiring a defendant to appear before the justice or judge in person for a hearing under Article 45A.258 or 45A.259 would impose an undue hardship on the defendant, the justice or judge may allow the defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference. [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [Official roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster](https://card.txcourts.gov/directorysearch.aspx) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5803/raul-a-gonzalez/) - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 500.9, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf) - [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/5803/raul-a-gonzalez/) - [Wikidata: Raul A. Gonzalez](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q90255948) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/raul-a-gonzalez", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/raul-a-gonzalez", "name": "Raul A. Gonzalez | KnowJudges", "description": "Raul A. Gonzalez, Texas Precinct 4 Place 1. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-08-02", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/raul-a-gonzalez#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/raul-a-gonzalez#judge", "name": "Raul A. 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This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0fa5a7f51969f3609de00053) — 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://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/pdf/CR.45A.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.