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Chief Justice Rogelio Valdez Place 1 Chief Justice Rogelio Valdez was elected Chief Justice of the Thirteenth Court of Appeals on November 7, 2000, and re-elected to a second term in 2006. He is the first person of Hispanic descent to serve as the Thirteenth Court’s Chief Justice.... View full biography of Chief Justice Valdez. |
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Justice Nelda V. Rodriguez Place 4 Justice Nelda V. Rodriguez was born on February 12, 1954 in Kingsville, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&I University and received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. While attending law school, she interned for the Harris County District Attorney's Office... View full biography of Justice Rodriguez. |
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Justice Dori Contreras Garza Place 6 Justice Dori Contreras Garza was born on February 25, 1958, in San Juan, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin in December of 1980 and her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Houston Law Center in May of 1990... View full biography of Justice Garza |
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Justice Gina M. Benavides Place 5 Before joining the 13th Court of appeals, Justice Gina M. Benavides was a litigator with over 17 years of courtroom experience. She began her legal career at Adams & Graham Law Firm in Harlingen, Texas in 1988. As a primary defense firm, she tried over 30 cases throughout the State of Texas in the areas of toxic tort... View full biography of Justice Benavides. |
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Justice Rose Vela Place 2 Rose Vela was born on November 5, 1964, at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Southwest Texas State University in 1985, with a major in English and a minor in Political Science. Justice Vela received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from... View full biography of Justice Vela. |
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Gregory T. Perkes Place 3 Greg Perkes was the principal attorney of The Perkes Law Firm, P.C. His legal practice focused on Appellate Law, Trial Litigation, Real Estate, Construction Law, Business Agreements, Commercial Transactions, Corporate Law, Probate/Wills, and Collections. He is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law, and is a Certified Hearing Examiner for the Texas Education Agency, Division of Hearings & Appeals. ... View full biography of Justice Perkes. |
Updated: 21-Nov-2011
