From 1973 to 1976, Rodriguez worked at
Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, after which he formed a law partnership and legal courses part-time at
Hudson County Community College. He was named counsel to the
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company in 1984.
Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean nominated Rodríguez to the
New Jersey Superior Court, taking the oath of office on December 5, 1985. Rodríguez sat on the Hudson Vicinage at the
Hudson County Courthouse in
Jersey City until September 1, 1993 in the family and civil and criminal divisions. He was re-nominated, with tenure, by Governor
Jim Florio in 1992. He later sat on the
New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division. Rodriguez was appointed by Chief Justice
Stuart Rabner to the Supreme Court in 2012 during a
period of controversy and conflict with the New Jersey Senate about the composition of its members. He sat from October 1, 2012, to June 2014, after which he retired. Rodriguez was a resident of
Ramsey, New Jersey where he lived with his wife. Rodriguez had a son and a step-daughter. He died on November 10, 2017, two days after his 70th birthday. ==See also==