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Brownsville Division

ADDRESS, HOURS, SECURITY and ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY
Location:

Reynaldo G. Garza-Filemon B. Vela
United States Courthouse
600 E. Harrison St.
Brownsville, TX 78520

Correspondence:

Nathan Ochsner
Clerk of Court
600 E. Harrison St., #101
Brownsville, TX 78520

Hours:

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday

Deputy-in-Charge:

Rosy D’Venturi
Deputy-In-Charge
956-548-2500

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Counties:

Cameron and Willacy

Holidays:

New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day,
Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Security and Electronic Device Policy

Government issued identification required to enter the courthouse.

Attorneys and law enforcement agents shall be allowed cell phones, laptops and other wireless devices in the courthouse.  However, no cell phone may be used inside any courtroom; any and all cell phones brought into a court MUST be turned to either "OFF" or "Airplane" mode.  In addition, no other device may be used in a courtroom without the approval from the respective judge of said court.

The general public is not allowed any wireless device in the courthouse; Court Security Officers will only provide storage of a wireless device if a person is unable to return the device to their vehicle.

CONTACTS
Clerk of Court:

General Information 956-548-2500
Juror Information only 800-582-9109
After Hours Emergencies 956-372-6225

District Judges:

Rolando Olvera  956-548-2595
Case Manager: Sandra Espinoza 956-982-9685

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Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.  956-548-2755
Case Manager: Balvina Espinoza 956-548-2756
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Bankruptcy Judges:
when in Brownsville 956-548-2597

Marvin Isgur 713-250-5639
Case Manager: Tyler Laws 713-250-5421

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Eduardo V. Rodriguez 956-928-7080 
Case Manager: Jeannie Chavez 956-928-7082

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Magistrate Judges:

Ignacio Torteya, III 956-548-2564
Case Manager: Sally Garcia 956-982-9659

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Karen Betancourt 956-548-2570
Case Manager: Amy Sanchez 956-982-9657

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OTHER AGENCIES
Federal Public Defender 956-548-2573
U.S. Attorney 956-548-2554
U.S. Marshal 956-548-2519
U.S. Probation 956-548-2522