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Estela Vasquez

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Estela Vasquez
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Cameron County Court at Law No. 5
Tenure
Present officeholder

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Brownsville

Law

Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact


Estela Vasquez is a judge for the Cameron County Court at Law in Texas.[1] Vasquez won without opposition in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Education

Vasquez earned her bachelor's degree in government from the University of Texas-Brownsville. She later received her J.D. from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.[2]

Career

Vasquez began practicing law in 2007. She is a certified guardian ad litem and mediator.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2016

Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[3] Estela Vasquez defeated Jesus Garcia Jr. in the Cameron County Court at Law Democratic primary runoff for Seat 5.

Cameron County Court at Law (Number 5), Democratic Primary Runoff, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Estela Vasquez 52.25% 8,722
Jesus Garcia Jr. 47.75% 7,972
Total Votes 16,694
Source: Cameron County, Texas, "Democratic Primary Runoff Election," accessed May 24, 2016

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Cameron County Court at Law (Number 5), Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Estela Vasquez 40.73% 11,168
Green check mark transparent.png Jesus Garcia Jr. 30.14% 8,266
Noe Robles 29.13% 7,987
Total Votes 27,421
Source: Cameron County, Texas, "Unofficial Results: 2016 Democratic Primary Election," accessed March 2, 2016

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.[4]

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:[4]

  • be at least 25 years old;
  • be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
  • have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

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