SOCIAL |
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CAMPAIGN CONTACT
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Amparo Guerra for Justice
P.O. Box 6514
Houston, Texas 77265
832-786-1283
| Terry Adams for
Justice Campaign
5535 Memorial Drive
Suite F, No. 504
Houston, Texas 77007
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CURRENT OCCUPATION |
Partner
Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP
2019-present
| Justice
First Court of Appeals
Place 5
2020-present
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UNDERGRAD SCHOOL/YEAR |
B.A. Sociology
B.A., Latin American Studies
Rice University
1999
| B.A. Political Science, Economics
Denison University
1981
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JURIS DOCTOR |
University of Houston
Law Center
2002
| South Texas
College of Law
1987
Editor-in-Chief
South Texas Law Review
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YEAR STATE BAR LICENSURE |
2002
| 1988
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JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - APPELLATE |
| Justice
First Court of Appeals
Place 5
2020-present
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JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - OTHER |
Assoc. Municipal Judge
City of Houston
2005-10,
2019-present
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LEGAL EXPERIENCE - NONJUDICIAL |
- 2019-present: Partner; Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP
- 2012-19: Of Counsel Attorney, Winstead PC
- 2010-12: Of Counsel Attorney, Law Office of David Calvillo
- 2003-10: Associate Attorney; Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, LLP
- 2002-03: Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Filemon Vela
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- 2019-present: Owner & Appellate Attorney, The Law Office of Terry Adams [Houston]
- 2016-19: Appellate Partner-Head of Appellate Practice Group in Texas, Akerman LLP [Houston]
- 2000-16: Head of Appellate Practice and Legal Issues Group, Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.
- 1999-2000: Appellate Partner, Nobles & Adams LLP
- 1998-99: Appellate Partner, Smith, Nobles & Adams LLP
- 1990-98: Appellate Partner, Gilpin, Paxson & Bersch LLP
- 1988-90: Appellate Lawyer, Deaton, Briggs & McCain
- 1987-88: Briefing Attorney, Supreme Court of Texas
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JURY TRIAL EXPERIENCE |
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COURTS ADMITTED TO |
- All Texas state courts
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Dist. Court, Eastern Dist. of Texas
- U.S. Dist. Court, Northern Dist. of Texas
- U.S. Dist. Court, Southern Dist. of Texas
- U.S. Dist. Court, Western Dist. of Texas
- U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of Colorado
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- All Texas state courts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Dist. Court, Eastern Dist. of Texas
- U.S. Dist. Court, Northern Dist. of Texas
- U.S. Dist. Court, Southern Dist. of Texas
- U.S. Dist. Court, Western Dist. of Texas
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PRIOR ELECTION RESULTS |
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MOST RECENT BAR POLL RESULTS |
2020 Texas State Bar
2nd place, 23.46%
| 2020 Texas State Bar
3rd place, 15.64%
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HONORS AND AWARDS |
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- AV-Preeminent rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2019
- The Best Lawyers in America (Appellate) 2019
- Texas Super Lawyer (Appellate) 2019
- A Top Lawyer in Houston, H Texas Magazine 2019
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KEY ENDORSEMENTS |
- U.S. Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia
- Texas State Senator Carol Alvarado
- Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia
- Texas State Representative Armando Walle
- Texas State Representative Ana Hernandez
- Texas State Representative Christina Morales
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- Hon. Raul A. Gonzalez, Supreme Court of Texas (Ret).
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform
- “C” Club of Houston
- Houston Realty Business Coalition
- United Republicans of Harris County
- Spring Branch Republicans
- Congress PAC of Fort Bend County
- Katy Christian Magazine
- Fort Bend Christian Magazine
- The Houston Chronicle
- Kingwood Tea Party
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OTHER INFORMATION |
- Mother, former 13th Court of Appeals Justice Linda Reyna Yáñez
- Director, Hispanic Bar Association, 2015-present
- Officer, Hispanic Bar Association, 2015-present
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- State Bar Rules Committee, 2019
- Advisory Counsel for the South Texas Law Review 2019
- Jury Task Force, Supreme Court of Texas 1996
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