--- title: "Robert M. Rolston | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-m-rolston-16019" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Robert M. Rolston Texas 276th Judicial District Court · Administrative Law Judge ## Profile - Court: Texas 276th Judicial District Court - 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 - Presiding Judge, 276th Judicial District Court: 2011–2014 2015–2018 2019–2022 - He has also held the role of Presiding Judge of the court in multiple terms from 2011 through 2022 - Presiding Judge, Texas 276th Judicial District Court, Mount Pleasant, TX, 2015-2018 - Presiding Judge, Texas 276th Judicial District Court, Mount Pleasant, TX, 2011-2014 - Before becoming a judge, Rolston practiced law in private practice from 1973 until 2010. - The District Judge for the 276th Judicial District Court in Camp County, Texas - Administrative Law Judge, Texas 276th Judicial District Court, Mount Pleasant, TX, ?-present ### Education - JD — The University of Texas at Austin — 1972 - Business Administration - Finance — Texas A & M University-College Station — 1970 - in Finance — Texas A&M University — B.A. (1970) ### Additional information - Presiding Judge, Mount Pleasant, TX, 2019-2022 - He was first elected in 2010, re‐elected in 2014 for a term ending December 31, 2018. - Practitioner, Private Practice, Mount Pleasant, TX, 1973-2010 - Servicemember, U.S. Army, ?-1978 - He also served in the U.S. Army (pre‐1978) and held various legal and public service roles. ## 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/16019/robert-m-rolston/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16019/robert-m-rolston/) - [Texas 276th Judicial District Court current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16019/robert-m-rolston/) - [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/16019/robert-m-rolston/) - [Robert Rolston - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_Rolston) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-m-rolston-16019", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/robert-m-rolston-16019", "name": "Robert M. 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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.