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DeWitt/LaVaca Democratic Women to Host a Meet and Greet the Candidates for District 13 Court of Appeals

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals serves the Corpus Christi and Edinburg, Texas area. The court consists of six Justices hearing cases out of twenty counties.

The Thirteenth Court of Appeals was created in 1963 by amendment to Article 1817, V.T.C.S., pursuant to authority granted by Article 5, Section 1, Texas Constitution. The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and five justices. This Court has intermediate appellate jurisdiction in both civil and criminal cases appealed from lower courts; in civil cases where the judgment exceeds $100, exclusive of costs, and in criminal cases, except in post-conviction writs of habeas corpus and where the death penalty has been imposed. The Thirteenth Court of Appeals serves a twenty-county area and maintains offices in Corpus Christi and Edinburg.

Press Release

On Wednesday Sept. 11 th , the DeWitt/LaVaca Democratic Women will host a meet and greet for candidates for District 13 Court of Appeals from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at “Millie’s on Main” at 115 E. Main in Cuero. District 13 serves thirteen counties along the Texas coast from Matagorda County to Cameron County. The public is invited to meet the following Democratic candidates:

  • Justice Gina Benavides, currently the senior justice serving on the Court of Appeals, is
    running to fill the open position of Chief Justice. Justice Benavides is a graduate of the
    University of Houston School of Law. Gina is active within her community of McAllen.
    She and her husband count their eight grandchildren as the light of their lives.
  • As an incumbent for Place 2 on the Court of Appeals, Nora Longoria has deep Texas
    roots. She is the daughter of a South Texas rancher and a school teacher. Longoria earned an undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from the
    University of Texas. While serving on the Court of Appeals, Justice Longoria has written
    and jointly authored over 1200 opinions.
  • Running for Place 4 is Joe Martinez, a lifelong Texas resident and a graduate of the
    University of Texas School of Law. Martinez and his wife Josie have been married for 40
    years and are the proud parents of 3 children and 5 grandchildren. Martinez has 42 years of legal experience in civil, criminal and appellate law.
  • Vying for an open position, Place 5, is Regi Richardson, who advanced in the Democratic
    primary for the right to run in this position. Regi is a 2002 graduate of Texas Southern
    University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law and has worked for more than 20 years as
    an attorney in the Edinburg area.
  • For more information contact Margaret Vandeveer at
    dewittlavacatxdemocraticwomen@yahoo.com. Or visit the organization’s website at
    https://dewittlavacatxdemocratwomen.wordpress.com/
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