--- title: "Ricardo Perez | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ricardo-perez" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-07-26" --- # Ricardo Perez Texas Precinct 2 Place 1 · Justice of the Peace ## Profile - Court: Texas Precinct 2 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. ## 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) - [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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ricardo-perez", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ricardo-perez", "name": "Ricardo Perez | KnowJudges", "description": "Ricardo Perez, Texas Precinct 2 Place 1. 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Pérez Manrique is a Uruguayan judge and the current President of the Inter‐American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), with a distinguished career in national and international justice - In summary: If you are referring to the high‐profile international judge, Ricardo C. Pérez Manrique is a Uruguayan legal scholar, former Supreme Court Minister, and current President of the Inter‐American Court of Human Rights, with a strong record in human rights jurisprudence and judicial reform ### Education - PhD in Law and Social Sciences from the University of La República (1973–1989); revalidated at the University of Buenos Aires ### Additional information - 2019–2024: Judge of the IACtHR - President of the Court (2021–2023) - Born: 17 May 1947, Uruguay - In this capacity, he leads the IACtHR’s work on human rights cases in the Americas, promotes judicial transparency (e.g., “TV Court,” “Open Doors Court,” “Green Court”), and has launched initiatives such as the Court’s Training Centre and programs on AI and the rule of law for regional judges. - Academic work: Lecturer at the University of Buenos Aires; trainer for UNICEF, UNESCO, and in multiple Latin American countries on children’s rights, freedom of expression, and access to public information. - International roles: President of the Mercosur Association of Child and Youth Judges; member of the Uruguayan Association of Family, Child and Adolescent Judges. ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 500.9, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-0b7995f0d74b12852c186361) — 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 Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-7a6578736340dbebb75e89c7) — 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. - [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.