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# Raul Rodriguez

Texas County Crim. Court at Law No. 13 · Statutory County Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Texas County Crim. Court at Law No. 13
- State: Texas
- Role: Statutory County Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-25

## 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://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)
- [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)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge Raúl Rodríguez is an elected judge of Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 13 in Houston, Texas, serving since 2018 and re‐elected in 2022, with a background in criminal defense law and community service
- Legal Practice: Over 26 years in private criminal defense practice in Houston

### Education

- South Texas College of Law Houston — J.D. (1991)
- B.B.A. in Marketing: University of Houston
- He is the second of six brothers and the first in his family to earn a college and law degree

### Additional information

- Presiding Judge: Since January 1, 2019
- re‐elected November 8, 2022.
- Elected November 6, 2018.
- Associate Judge: Served 13 years (2005–2018) as Associate Judge for the City of Houston Municipal Courts, presiding over Class C misdemeanors.
- handling felony and misdemeanor cases, family law, and personal injury matters.
- Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, Judge Rodríguez immigrated to Houston with his family at age two.
- Specialty Court: Oversees the SOBER Court (Saving Ourselves By Education and Recovery) for cases involving alcohol or substance abuse
- Other Roles: Co‐Chair of Harris County Pre‐trial Services and Community Supervision and Corrections Department Committee; member of the Legislative Sub‐Committee of the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas
- Board Member, Mexican American Bar Association of Houston
- Judicial Liaison, Houston Young Lawyers Association.
- Active in multiple bar associations and community organizations, including the Houston Young Lawyers Association, Mexican American Bar Association of Houston, and the League of Women Voters.