2024 – 13th Court of Appeals, Place 5

Court & Place	Democrat	Republican	Notes/Other
	Gina Benavides* (D-city)	Candidate (R-city)	Candidate (L) Candidate (G) Candidate (I)
Texas Bar Card Number	02112210
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Current Occupation	Justice, 13th Court of Appeals Place 5 Since 2007
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JD School & Year	University of Houston Law Center 1988
Other Education	B.B.A., University of Texas at Austin 1985
Year of State Bar Licensure	1988
Legal Experience - Nonjudicial	Litigator: Gonzalez & Associates, P.C.; McAllen (2000-07) Litigator (as plaintiffs' lawyer) representing individuals and families Began an appellate practice Adams & Graham Law Firm; Harlingen (1988-2000) Tried more than 30 cases throughout the state of Texas Concentrations: toxic tort, products liability, commercial litigation, and personal injury
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Appellate Judicial Experience	Justice, 13th Court of Appeals Place 5 Since 2007 *Has authored more than 900 opinions on issues involving civil and criminal matters
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Honors and Awards	Latina Judge of the Year, National Hispanic Bar Association (2007) Judge of the Year, Hispanic Issues Section, Texas State Bar (2016) Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly (2004) Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly (2003)
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