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2020 Judicial Comparison
Texas First Court of Appeals
Place 5




Amparo Y. Guerra
(Democrat)




Terry Adams*
(Republican)



SOCIAL

Website
Facebook
LinkedIn


Website
Facebook
LinkedIn



CAMPAIGN CONTACT

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



CURRENT OCCUPATION

Partner
Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP
2019-present


Justice
First Court of Appeals
Place 5
2020-present



UNDERGRAD SCHOOL/YEAR

B.A. Sociology
B.A., Latin American Studies
Rice University
1999


B.A. Political Science, Economics
Denison University
1981



JURIS DOCTOR

University of Houston
Law Center
2002


South Texas
College of Law
1987

Editor-in-Chief
South Texas Law Review




YEAR STATE BAR LICENSURE

2002


1988



JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - APPELLATE




Justice
First Court of Appeals
Place 5
2020-present



JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - OTHER

Assoc. Municipal Judge
City of Houston
2005-10,
2019-present



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

  • 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


JURY TRIAL EXPERIENCE








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

  • 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


PRIOR ELECTION RESULTS








MOST RECENT BAR POLL RESULTS

2020 Texas State Bar
2nd place, 23.46%


2020 Texas State Bar
3rd place, 15.64%



HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 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


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

  • 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


OTHER INFORMATION

  • Mother, former 13th Court of Appeals Justice Linda Reyna Yáñez
  • Director, Hispanic Bar Association, 2015-present
  • Officer, Hispanic Bar Association, 2015-present

  • 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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10/26/20


10/26/20

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