Elia Luz Cornejo-Lopez at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Texas 404th Judicial District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- January 1, 2009–present
Elia Luz Cornejo-Lopez
Judge · Texas 404th Judicial District Court
Available research
Biography
Judicial service
- Judge, Texas 404th Judicial District Court, Brownsville, TX, 2009-present
- Lopez has served on the bench of Cameron County Court at Law and Municipal Court Judge for City of Brownsville.
- 2012 Lopez was re-elected without opposition to the 404th District Court on Nov.
Education
- The University of Texas at Austin · Business Administration, 1982
- University of Texas School of Law · J.D.
- University of Texas School of Law. Lopez has served on the bench of Cameron County Court at Law and Municipal Court Judge for City of Brownsville · J.D.
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Appearances
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.
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 ↗
Civil Recording And Broadcasting
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.
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 ↗
Sources
Texas 404th Judicial District Court current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15812/elia-luz-cornejo-lopez/Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfTexas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdf