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Eighth Court of Appeals, Place 2
 Yvonne T. Rodriguez* (Democrat) |  Uncontested Race (No Opponent) |
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SOCIAL |
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CAMPAIGN CONTACT | |
Justice Yvonne Rodriguez Campaign P.O. Box 920246 El Paso, Texas 79902 | |
CURRENT OCCUPATION |
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Justice, Eighth Court of Appeals, Place 2 since 2013 | |
UNDERGRAD SCHOOL/YEAR |
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B.A., Psychology University of Mary Hardin Baylor | |
JURIS DOCTOR |
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Baylor College of Law 1993 | |
YEAR STATE BAR LICENSURE |
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1993 | |
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - APPELLATE |
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Justice, Eighth Court of Appeals, Place 2 since 2013 | |
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE - OTHER |
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Judge, El Paso County Probate Court No. 1 2006-10 | |
LEGAL EXPERIENCE - NONJUDICIAL |
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Prior to joining the Court, Justice Rodriguez was in private practice. Her practice consisted of criminal defense, mental health cases, child protective services cases, and family law. She has also served as an Assistant Attorney General, Assistant District Attorney, and an Assistant County Attorney. As an Assistant Attorney General in the Child Support Division, her focus was collecting and enforcing child support obligations in addition to establishing paternity. During her four years as an Assistant District Attorney, Justice Rodriguez prosecuted criminal cases from misdemeanors to felonies. She spent two of those years at the narcotics taskforce prosecuting drug cases. At the County Attorney's office, she was assigned to the child protective services unit and represented the State of Texas in child abuse cases. She currently teaches at the University of Texas in the Criminal Justice Department. | |
BOARD CERTIFICATIONS |
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None sought | |
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PRIOR ELECTION RESULTS |
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2018 Texas Democratic Party Primary Election Justice, 8th Court of Appeals District, Place 2 100%; unopposed 2006 El Paso County General Election Judge, County Probate Court No. 1 100%; unopposed 2006 El Paso County Democratic Party Primary Election Judge, County Probate Court No. 1 58.97% v. Eduardo Vasquez | |
MOST RECENT BAR POLL RESULTS |
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KEY ENDORSEMENTS |
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JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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Last Updated: |
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5/9/18 | |
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