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Jose Rolando Olvera Jr.
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Jose Rolando Olvera Jr. serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed May 21, 2015 by a 100–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- May 21, 2015
- Senate vote
- 100–0
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1963
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of TexasBarack Obama · May 21, 2015
Education
- Harvard UniversityB.A., 1985
- University of Texas School of LawJ.D., 1989
Career
Private practice, McAllen, Texas, 1990-1993; Private practice, Brownsville, Texas, 1994-2000, 2003-2004, 2007-2008; Judge, Texas District Court, Three Hundred and Fifty-Seventh Judicial District, 2001-2002; Judge, Texas District Court, One Hundred and Thirty-Eighth Judicial District, 2005-2006; Judge, Brownsville [Texas] Municipal Court, 2007-2008; Judge, Texas District Court, Four Hundred and Forty-Fifth Judicial District, 2009-2015; Presiding judge, Fifth Administrative Judicial Region of Texas, 2011-2015
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