Active Trial judge
Texas 205th District Court
Texas · El Paso
Overview
Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile.
Background
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Before you appear
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Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.
Judge-specific guidance is shown first. Broader applicable courtroom, courtwide, districtwide, and statewide guidance remains separately labeled below it.
Presentation rules
For a 205th District Court matter designated for Zoom, the link appears on the setting. Counsel must calendar the setting, attend the Zoom hearing, and provide the link information to their clients.
If your case is to be heard via Zoom, the link will be included on your setting.
The requirement is stated in an official standing order naming this judge.
El Paso civil litigants must prepare an electronic copy of admitted trial exhibits for the court reporter. They must also provide both a hard copy and an editable electronic version of the proposed jury charge, including reasonably anticipated special issues or requested instructions.
Parties shall prepare an electronic copy of admitted trial exhibits which are to be provided to the court reporter for preparation of the reporter's record.
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
Before an El Paso civil hearing, parties must timely provide the court with motions, responses, replies, and pertinent supporting documents by hand delivery or email according to the assigned court's preference. Non-jury settings must be arranged through the court coordinator.
Parties shall timely provide directly to the court, either by hand delivery or email, based on the court's preference, a copy of motions, responses, replies, and pertinent supporting documents before the hearing.
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
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).
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
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:
The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.
Published opinion footprint
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Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.epcounty.com/644/205th-District-CourtIdentity source · HTML · retrieved July 29, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15605/francisco-x-dominguez/Courtroom-specific · HTML · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.epcounty.com/644/205th-District-CourtStatewide · PDF · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfStatewide · PDF · retrieved July 26, 2026
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1462948/texas-rules-of-civil-procedure-july-1-2026.pdfCourtwide · PDF · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.epcounty.com/DocumentCenter/View/2044/El-Paso-County-Local-Rules---Civil-PDFJudge-specific · PDF · retrieved July 28, 2026
https://www.epcounty.com/DocumentCenter/View/1974/Docket-Procedure-and-Zoom-Hearings-for-205th-District-Court-PDFChange history
Identity imported from El Paso County 205th District Court. 5 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.