epcounty.com

Monday - Friday
8:00am to 5:00pm
500 E. San Antonio
5th Floor, Suite 503
El Paso, Texas 79901
Phone (915) 546-2050
Fax (915) 546-2133
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County Attorney

  • About the CA
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  • County Attorney for El Paso County. In addition to representing the county and the hospital district in all legal matters, the county attorney prosecutes juvenile crime, family violence protective orders, child abuse and neglect cases, and mental commitments.
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  • Prior to assuming his duties and responsibilities on January 1, 1993, Mr. Rodríguez was Legal Advisor to the County Judge, the Honorable Alicia R. Chacon. He practiced law with the firm of Rodríguez, Lewis & Collins and worked for ten (10) years as a staff attorney and director of the farmworker program of Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc., a statewide legal services program, primarily handling matters involving labor and employment, housing, and civil rights.
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  • Mr. Rodríguez began his legal career as a staff attorney with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C. He received his law degree from the George Washington University National Law Center in 1974. Mr. Rodríguez is a board member of the Mexican American Legal and Education Fund, a national organization which protects the civil rights of Latinos.
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  • He is married to attorney Carmen Rodríguez and has two children.
  • José R. Rodriguez
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