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Guadalupe Rivera (Texas)
Guadalupe "Lupe" Rivera was a justice on the Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals. She was elected to this position on November 4, 2008 and took office on December 1, 2008.[1] She was re-elected on November 6, 2012 to a term that would have expired on December 31, 2018.[2][3] She retired in August 2014.[4]
Education
Rivera received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at El Paso and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1981.[1]
Career
Rivera began her legal career as an assistant district attorney for the 34th Judicial District. She became a judge in 1985, when she was appointed court master for the El Paso district courts. She judged family law cases and was also appointed a criminal law magistrate. She was elected to the 168th District Court in 1990 and held this position until her election to the Court of Appeals in 2008.[1]
Elections
2012
Rivera ran unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012 and was re-elected with 100 percent of the vote.[5] [6][3]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official biography of Justice Rivera
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State: Judges' terms
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 2012 Texas Summary Vote-Results
- ↑ Law 360, "Texas Gov. Appoints New Appellate Judge in El Paso," October 14, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Texas Republican Party, 2012 Candidate Filing
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
