Charles R. Eskridge III at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 17, 2019–present
Charles R. Eskridge III
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Available research
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AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · November 13, 2025
Virginia Montoya Cabanas v. Pamela Bondi, et al.
- Court response
- Warning
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Charles Clark, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1990-1991
- Professional Career: Special assistant, Hon. Howard M. Holtzmann, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, The Hague, 1992-1994
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Byron R. White, Supreme Court of the United States, 1991-1992
- Professional Career: Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1994-2019
- Professional Career: Distinguished visiting practitioner of law, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2011
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor of law, University of Houston Law Center, 2006-2018
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. Texas, ?-present
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law
- Pepperdine University School of Law (now Rick J. Caruso School of Law) · J.D., 1990
- Trinity University · B.S., 1985
Personal record
Born April 23, 1963 · Cleveland
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/7223866CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14443/charles-r-eskridge-iii/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts