Karen Angelini
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Karen Angelini is a judge on the Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals. She was appointed to this position in January of 1997.[1] Her current term ends on December 31, 2012.[2]
Biography
Justice Angelini was born in 1951 in Austin, Texas. She received her B.A. degree from the University of Texas in 1972 and her J.D. degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1979.[1]
Legal Career
Justice Angelini worked as a briefing attorney (clerk) with the Fourth Court of Appeals for 1 year and with the U.S. District and Magistrate Courts in the San Antonio Division of the Western District of Texas for 4 years. She then worked for the law firm Brock and Fuller for approximately 10 years before she was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 1997.[1]
Memberships
- San Antonio Bar Foundation
- Texas Bar Foundation
Notable rulings
Israel Mata appealed a life sentence he received in a jury trial before Texas District 186, complaining that "the trial court erred in allowing the jury to hear evidence that Mata was known to carry guns and was a drug dealer". [3] He was convicted of killing 13 year-old Beatrice Diaz during a drive-by shooting. Mata appealed his case to the Fourth District, where Judge Angelini affirmed the ruling of the lower court, and denied Mata's motion for a mistrial. [4]
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