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# Rodolfo (Rudy) Gonzalez

Texas County Court at Law No. 1 · Judge, Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 1 (civil jurisdiction concurrent with district court)

## Profile

- Court: Texas County Court at Law No. 1
- State: Texas
- Role: Judge, Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 1 (civil jurisdiction concurrent with district court)
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-28

## 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://www.hidalgocounty.us/162/County-Court-1)
- [Official roster](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/162/County-Court-1)
- [Hidalgo County official judicial roster](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/162/County-Court-1)
- [Hidalgo County Officials](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/937/County-Officials)
- [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

- In summary: Judge Rodolfo “Rudy” Gonzalez is a long‐time Hidalgo County judge with a background in nursing, law, and community service, currently serving on the County Court at Law No. 1 and facing re‐election in 2026
- 3, 2026), Gonzalez is the only candidate listed for Judge, County Court at Law No. 1, per official Hidalgo County election filings

### Education

- Reynaldo G. Garza School of Law — J.D. (1989)

### Additional information

- Elected to the bench in 2002 and is currently the Democratic incumbent in the 2026 re‐election race.
- He ran in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary.
- Bar Admission: State Bar of Texas, No. 08131660 (1990)
- County Court at Law No. 1 Judge for Hidalgo County, Texas, with jurisdiction over family, criminal, and civil matters.
- Rodolfo “Rudy” Gonzalez is the sitting judge of Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 1, presiding over family, criminal, and civil cases in Edinburg, Texas.
- Undergraduate: Associate degree in Nursing
- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-119ce7e69a3752f1da3cfce0) — 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 Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-a5f587f769df9f3231ef4f9a) — 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.