---
title: "Sergio Valdez | KnowJudges"
canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sergio-valdez"
page_type: "judge_profile"
updated: "2026-07-28"
---

# Sergio Valdez

Texas County Court at Law No. 7 · Judge, Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 7 (civil jurisdiction concurrent with district court)

## Profile

- Court: Texas County Court at Law No. 7
- State: Texas
- Role: Judge, Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 7 (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/1210/County-Court-7)
- [Official roster](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/1210/County-Court-7)
- [Hidalgo County official judicial roster](https://www.hidalgocounty.us/1210/County-Court-7)
- [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)

## JSON-LD

```json
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@graph": [
    {
      "@type": "WebPage",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sergio-valdez",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sergio-valdez",
      "name": "Sergio Valdez | KnowJudges",
      "description": "Sergio Valdez, Texas County Court at Law No. 7. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.",
      "dateModified": "2026-07-28",
      "isPartOf": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website"
      },
      "mainEntity": {
        "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sergio-valdez#judge"
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Person",
      "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sergio-valdez#judge",
      "name": "Sergio Valdez",
      "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sergio-valdez",
      "jobTitle": "Judge, Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 7 (civil jurisdiction concurrent with district court)",
      "worksFor": {
        "@type": "GovernmentOrganization",
        "name": "Texas County Court at Law No. 7"
      },
      "sameAs": [
        "https://www.hidalgocounty.us/1210/County-Court-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
      "itemListElement": [
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 1,
          "name": "KnowJudges",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 2,
          "name": "Texas",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/state/texas"
        },
        {
          "@type": "ListItem",
          "position": 3,
          "name": "Sergio Valdez",
          "item": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/sergio-valdez"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

## Biography

### Professional career

- Sergio J. Valdez is the elected judge for Hidalgo County Court at Law No. 7 in Texas, serving since 2012 and re‐elected in 2016
- Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army; served with the Texas Army National Guard Judge Advocate General Corps
- Official site: Hidalgo County — Judge Sergio Valdez

### Education

- B.A. in Government, University of Texas–Pan American J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law (1993)

### Additional information

- Elected: 2012 to fill a vacancy; re‐elected in 2016
- Pre‐judicial career: Private practice attorney handling family, criminal, personal injury, contract, and commercial law; qualified to represent indigent defendants in death penalty cases
- In summary: Judge Sergio J. Valdez is a long‐serving, elected judicial officer in Hidalgo County, Texas, with a background in law, military service, and public service, currently handling both civil and criminal matters in Court at Law No. 7.



## 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.