Patrick Michael Garcia at a glance
- Current role
- District Judge, El Paso County 384th District Court (civil and criminal docket)
- Court
- Texas 384th District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Patrick Michael Garcia
District Judge, El Paso County 384th District Court (civil and criminal docket) · Texas 384th District Court
Available research
Biography
Judicial service
- Presiding Judge, Texas 384th Judicial District Court, El Paso, TX, 1997-2000
- Presiding Judge, Texas 384th Judicial District Court, El Paso, TX, 2001-2004
- Presiding Judge, Texas 384th Judicial District Court, El Paso, TX, 2005-2008
- Presiding Judge, El Paso, TX, 2009-2012
- Presiding Judge, Texas 384th Judicial District Court, El Paso, TX, 2013-2016
- Presiding Judge, Texas 384th Judicial District Court, El Paso, TX, 2017-2020
- Presiding Judge, El Paso, TX, 2021-2024
Education
- San Francisco State University · BA, 1982
- The University of Texas at Austin · JD, 1985
Personal record
Born September 13, 1959
Courtroom rules and guidance
Trial Exhibits And Jury Charge
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.El Paso County Local Rules for Civil Courts ↗
Hearing Materials And Setting
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.El Paso County Local Rules for Civil Courts ↗
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
CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15658/patrick-michael-garcia/El Paso County 384th District Court official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.epcounty.com/641/384th-District-CourtTexas 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.pdfEl Paso County Local Rules for Civil Courts
Judge research source · PDF · checked July 28, 2026
https://www.epcounty.com/DocumentCenter/View/2044/El-Paso-County-Local-Rules---Civil-PDF