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James DeAnda
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · 1979
James DeAnda , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. James DeAnda (August 21, 1925 – September 7, 2006) was a Mexican American attorney and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, noted for his activities in defense of Hispanic civil rights, particularly as a plaintiff's attorney in Hernandez v. Texas.
Education
- Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University)B.A.,
- University of Texas School of LawLL.B., 1950
Career
Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1951-1955, 1992-2005; Private practice, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1955-1979
Biography
James DeAnda (August 21, 1925 – September 7, 2006) was a Mexican American attorney and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, noted for his activities in defense of Hispanic civil rights, particularly as a plaintiff's attorney in Hernandez v. Texas.
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