Roberto A. Ramos at a glance
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Roberto A. Ramos
Municipal Judge · El Paso Municipal Court
Biography
Professional career
- Roberto J. Sánchez Ramos is an Appellate Judge of the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals and has been Chief Justice of that court since January 2020
- Roberto J. Sánchez Ramos is a judge of the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals, currently serving as Chief Justice since 2020, with a distinguished career in Puerto Rico’s legal system and U.S. federal law
- Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico (2005–2008)
- Attorney General of Puerto Rico (2001–2004)
- U.S. Department of Justice – Civil Division (1999–2000)
- Private practice as an associate at Arnold & Porter (1994–1996)
- Legal clerk for Justice Federico Hernández Denton (Puerto Rico Supreme Court) and Federal Appellate Judge A. Wallace Tashima (9th U.S. Circuit)
- His mother, Jeannette Ramos Buonomo, is a retired judge of the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals
Education
- Yale Law School — LL.M. (1998)
- summa cum laude – University of Puerto Rico School of Law — J.D. (1993)
- in Computer Science and Engineering – Massachusetts Institute of Technology — B.S. (1989)
Additional information
- As an appellate judge, Sánchez Ramos has issued significant rulings, including a 2016 decision overturning a lower court’s finding that Puerto Rico’s Arms Control Law violated the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment.
- Appointed as an appellate judge in 2015 by then-Governor Alejandro García Padilla.
- Solicitor General of Puerto Rico (2001–2004)
- Official judicial roster: The Puerto Rico Judicial Branch lists him among the current judges of the Court of Appeals.
- He is the son of former Puerto Rico Governor Roberto Sánchez Vilella and the grandson of former House Speaker Ernesto Ramos Antonini.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
El Paso Municipal Court
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Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
El Paso Municipal Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration official judicial roster ↗Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 45A.260, Appearance by Telephone or Videoconference ↗El Paso Municipal Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View El Paso Municipal Court official directory ↗