Admitted
1985, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Law School
Texas Southern University of Houston, J.D., cum laude, 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Pan American University, B.S., 1977
Memberships
Hidalgo County (Director, 1986-1992; President, 1993-1994) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section); (Elected State Bar Director for District 12, includes 17 counties in South Texas, 1996-1998).
Biographical
Elected: Democratic Party Chairman, April, 2000.