Maria Aurelia Salas-Mendoza at a glance
- Current role
- Administrative Law Judge
- Court
- El Paso County District Courts
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Maria Aurelia Salas-Mendoza
Administrative Law Judge · El Paso County District Courts
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Practitioner, El Paso Legal Aid, El Paso, TX, 1997-1999
Judicial service
- Administrative Law Judge, El Paso County District Courts, TX, ?-present
- Presiding Judge, Texas 120th Judicial District Court, El Paso, TX, 2007-2010
- Presiding Judge, Texas 120th Judicial District Court, El Paso, TX, 2011-2014
- Presiding Judge, Texas 120th Judicial District Court, El Paso, TX, 2015-2018
- Presiding Judge, Texas 120th Judicial District Court, El Paso, TX, 2019-2022
Education
- University of California-Los Angeles · JD, 1994
- Harvard University · History, Literature, cum laude, 1990
- University of California School of Law at Los Angeles · J.D.
- Radcliffe College at Harvard University · A.B.
Personal record
El Paso, TX
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
El Paso County District Courts current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/16029/maria-aurelia-salas-mendoza/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