The man at the center of a major controversy with the El Paso District Attorney's Office lost his job as a municipal judge.
In December 2022, the Village of Vinton voted unanimously to expire the appointment of its municipal judge, Roger Rodriguez.
The village announced Thursday it's preparing a "request for qualifications" to be considered at its February 7 regular council meeting.
During the last council meeting on January 17, Rodriguez told council member he wanted to continue serving Vinton.
“I just want to confirm my interest in continuing to serve this community. This would be my 15th year in service and it has always been an honor," Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez served as the Village of Vinton Municipal Court Judge from 2009 to 2022.
The Municipal Court has not been in session since 2015.
Rodriguez was a "legal advisor" for the former El Paso District Attorney, Yvonne Rosales.
During a court hearing involving the El Paso Walmart shooting case, Rodriguez was named.
The hearing was to determine if a gag order for the case was violated.
The Hoffman family of an El Paso Walmart shooting victim, Alexander Hoffman, accused Rodriguez of harassment.
During the January 7 council meeting, Rodriguez said he was a victim of misinformation.
“I’m not here to defend the district attorney, the former district attorney. That’s not my job. Why was I brought into this? People were mistakenly believing that I was her personal attorney. I was not. I was never an employee and never connected to the Walmart case," Rodriguez said.
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