Rose Vela
| Rose Vela | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Chief Justice |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 2006-2012 |
| Past position: | District 148 Court Judge |
| Past term: | 1998-2006 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | November 5, 1964 |
| Home State: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Party: | Republican |
| Bachelors: | Southwest Texas State University, 1985 |
| Law School: | St. Mary's University School of Law, 1988 |
| Candidate 2012: | |
| Candidate for: | 13th District Court of Appeals |
| State: | Texas |
| Election information 2012: | |
| Incumbent: | No |
| Primary date: | May 29, 2012 |
| Primary vote: | 100% |
| Election date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Election vote: |  |
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Rose Vela is a judge on the Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals. She was elected to this position on November 7, 2006[1][2] and her current term ends on December 31, 2012.[3]
Education
Vela received her B.A. degree (major in English, minor in Political Science) from Southwest Texas State University in 1985 and her J.D. degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1988.[1]
Legal career
After law school, Justice Vela began her legal career as a briefing attorney for the Fourth Court of Appeals. A year later, in 1990, she moved to Corpus Christi and worked for two years as a briefing attorney for the Thirteenth Court of Appeals. She was elected to the 148th District Court of Nueces County in 1998. She served two terms on this court and was elected to the Thirteenth Court of Appeals in 2006. [1] Vela was the first Republican ever elected to the Thirteenth District. [4]
Elections
2012 election
Vela was to compete against incumbent Rogelio Valdez for the position of chief justice in the November 6, 2012 general election, but she formally withdrew her bid for chief justice in August of 2012.[5]
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
2010 Supreme Court bid
- Main article: Texas Supreme Court elections
Vela was defeated by Eva Guzman in the Republican primary election, receiving only 37% of the vote. [6]
"Texans deserve a fair and impartial legal system that is representative of Texas. But most importantly, we need judges who will ensure that our courts follow the law and not try to rewrite it to satisfy their own personal agendas," Vela said. [7]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official biography of Justice Vela
- ↑ Texas election results see 2006 General Elections results
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State: Judges' terms
- ↑ "Justice Rose Vela to Seek Election to Texas Supreme Court" Texas Insider, August 18, 2009
- ↑ Justice Rose Vela bows out of race
- ↑ Woodlands Online, "Primary Election Results"
- ↑ "Rose Vela will seek a seat on the Texas Supreme Court" Caller-Times August 19, 2009
