SOCIAL |
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CAMPAIGN CONTACT
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Patricia Alvarez Campaign
P.O. Box 830001
San Antonio, Texas 78283
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Jason Pulliam For Judge Campaign
P.O. Box 460564
Airport Mail Facility
10250 John Saunders
San Antonio, Texas 78246-9998
(254) 913-9031
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CURRENT OCCUPATION |
Justice
Texas Fourth Court of Appeals
*since 2013
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Civil Litigation Attorney
Prichard & Young, LLP
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UNDERGRAD SCHOOL/YEAR |
B.B.A., UT-San Antonio
1982
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B.A., Brooklyn College
1995
M.A. Brooklyn College
1997
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JURIS DOCTOR |
University of Texas School of Law
1987
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Texas Southern University
Thurgood Marshall School of Law
2000
Senior Staff Member, Thurgood Marshall Law Review
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YEAR STATE BAR LICENSURE |
Texas (1987)
Florida (1992 non-practicing member)
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2000
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JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - APPELLATE |
Justice, 4th Court of Appeals
Place 4
Since 2013
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Former Justice on this court
2015-2016
*Civil and criminal appeals for a 32 county region that covers most of south Texas
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JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - OTHER |
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- Judge of Bexar County, County Court-at-Law No. 5 (2011-15)
- General jurisdiction court
- Elected in 2010 & 2014
- Presided over more than 70 trials
- Elected Administrative Judge, Bexar County Statutory County Courts-at-Law (2013)
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LEGAL EXPERIENCE - NONJUDICIAL |
- Private practice 25 years
- Lead Trial Attorney, The Alvarez Law Firm, P.C.
- Butler & Binion
- Thornton, Summers, Biechlin, Dunham & Brown
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- Civil Litigator, Ford & Massey, P.C.
- Judge Advocate (Military Lawyer), U.S. Marine Corps (2000-04)
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BOARD CERTIFICATIONS |
Personal Injury Trial Law
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None sought
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COURTS ADMITTED TO |
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Columbia Circuit
- All federal District Courts in Texas
- State Courts (Texas)
- State Courts (Florida)
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- All Texas State courts
- U.S. Dist. Court, Southern Dist. of Texas
- U.S. Dist. Court, Eastern Dist. of Texas
- U.S. Dist. Court, Western Dist. of Texas
- Court of Appeals for Armed Forces and all Military Courts
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HONORS & AWARDS |
- Jim Bowmer Professionalism Award, College of the State Bar of Texas (2015)
- Judge of the Year, Hispanic Issues Section, State Bar of Texas (2015)
- Legacy Award of the Laredo Center for Hope Foundation (2015)
- Judge of the Year Award, MABA-Texas Foundation (2013)
- Angel of Hope Award Recipient, Laredo (2013)
- Chairman Law Day, Webb/Laredo Bar Association (2013)
- Inductee, Hall of Fame of the Laredo Commission for Women and the City of Laredo (2012 )
- Dama Award Recipient, Damas de la Cultura de Oro, Laredo (2011)
- Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International (1999)
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- Trailblazer Award, African-American Section, Texas State Bar (2015)
- Honorary Young Lawyer of the Year, San Antonio Young Lawyers’ Association (2011)
- Outstanding Lawyer, San Antonio Magazine (2010)
- Outstanding Lawyer, San Antonio Magazine (2009)
- Texas Rising Star, Law & Politics Magazine (2009); only 2.5% of Texas Lawyers earn this distinction
- Rising Star, Scene, SA Magazine (2009)
- Rising Star, Scene, SA Magazine (2008)
- Defense Counsel of the Year Award (2002)
- Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
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PRIOR ELECTION RESULTS |
2018 Texas Democratic Party Primary
Fourth Court of Appeals, Place 3
100%; unopposed
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2018 Texas Republican Primary
Fourth Court of Appeals, Place 3
100%; unopposed
2016 Texas General Election
Fourth Court of Appeals, Place 6
48.27% v. Irene Rios (D)
2014 Bexas County General Election
Judge, County Court at Law No. 5
52.88% v. Brenda Levenstein (D)
2010 Bexar County General Election
Judge, County Court at Law No. 5
51.63%; 3-way race
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MOST RECENT BAR POLL RESULTS |
225 out of 466 votes
48.3%
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241 out of 466 votes
51.7%
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KEY ENDORSEMENTS |
Texas Civil Justice League PAC
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Texas Civil Justice League PAC
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JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY |
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OTHER INFORMATION
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- Fluent in English, French & Spanish
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- Score of 94.07; S.A. Scene Magazine’s 2014 Judicial Report Card (highest score of any County Court-at-Law Judge, 2014 ballot)
- Highest-rated County Court-at-Law Judge, 2014 ballot, 2014 San Antonio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association’s Judicial Survey
- Resolved 3,000+ cases; second most among all county court judges (FY 2013)
- Reduced caseload by 450+ cases; first among all county court judges (FY 2013)
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INFORMATION APPROVED BY CANDIDATE ON: |
| *Sourced from public information | *Sourced from public information |
LAST UPDATED ON: |
| 10/3/2018 | 10/3/2018 |
*Information gathered from various public sources, and may not yet be approved by the candidate.
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