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# Robert S. Anchondo

Texas County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 · Statutory County Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Texas County Criminal Court at Law No. 2
- 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

- Robert S. Anchondo is the presiding judge of El Paso County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 in Texas, re‐elected in 2022, and a veteran legal professional with a strong record in DWI intervention and community justice programs
- Appointed Municipal Court Judge in 1992; held the role of appointed and elected judge until 2001

### Education

- Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University — J.D. (1982)
- Undergraduate: University of Texas at El Paso

### Additional information

- DWI Intervention & Treatment Program: Created the first such program in Texas in 2004, combining treatment with accountability for adult DWI offenders; recognized with three consecutive NHTSA Academy Court Awards
- International speaker on drug court models, including in Ecuador and Mexico
- Office: 500 E. San Antonio Ave., Suite 704, El Paso, TX 79901
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- President of the Mexican‐American Bar Association of El Paso and Texas; president of the El Paso Bar Association; president of the Texas Association of Drug Court Professionals
- Active in judicial education, training, and community outreach at local, state, and national levels
- Licensing: Licensed to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit