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Orlinda Naranjo
Orlinda Naranjo is the presiding judge of the 419th District Court in Texas.[1] She was appointed to the court by Governor Rick Perry in December 2006 following her election to the court.[2] She was re-elected after running unopposed on November 4, 2014, for a term beginning on January 1, 2015, and expired on December 31, 2018.[3][4]
Elections
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Naranjo ran for re-election to the 419th District Court.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
[4][5]
2010
Naranjo was re-elected to the district court after running unopposed.[6]
2006
Naranjo was elected to the 419th District Court in 2006, defeating Angelita Mendoza-Waterhouse.[7]
Education
Naranjo received an undergraduate degree from Highlands University in Las Vegas and a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law.[2]
Career
- 2006-2018: Judge, Texas District 419
- 1994-2006: Judge, Travis County Court at Law Number 2[7]
Awards and associations
- Member, Travis County Women Lawyers Association
- Member, Austin Bar Association
- Member, Hispanic Bar Association of Austin
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Member, Robert Calvert American Inns of Court, Austin chapter
- Former member, Texas Judicial Council
- Former member, Task Force for Indigent Defense
- Former board member, Austin Smiles
- Former co-chair, Austin ISD Community Working Group
- Volunteer, Hispanic Women's Network of Texas[2]
See also
External links
- Texas Secretary of State: Elections Division
- Texas Courts Online
- Foskitt Law Office, P.L.L.C., "If You Have Obstacles, You Can Overcome Them"
Footnotes
- ↑ Travis County website, "419th District Court," accessed December 8, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Office of the Texas Governor, "Gov. Perry Appoints Naranjo as Judge of 419th Judicial District Court," December 27, 2006
- ↑ Judgepedia.org, “Judicial selection in Texas,” accessed November 21, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)"
- ↑ Travis County Elections, "2010 General Election Results," accessed July 16, 2014 scroll to page 6
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Austin Chronicle, "The 'Chronicle' Endorsements," October 20, 2006
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
