Fortunato P. Benavides
 

Hon. Fortunato P. Benavides
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Address: 903 San Jacinto Blvd., Room 450
Austin, TX 78701-2450
Phone: (512) 916-5796
Fax: (504) 310-7855
E-mail:
Web site: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/
Position Education
Current Employment Position(s):
Judge

Appointed by William Jefferson Clinton
Education:
University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1972
J.D.

University of Houston, 1968
B.B.A.

Past Employment Positions:
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Justice

Private practice, McAllen, Texas, 1972 - 1977

Hidalgo County Court-at-Law #2, Judge, 1977 - 1979

Private practice, McAllen, Texas, 1980 - 1981

92nd District Court of Hidalgo, Judge, 1981 - 1984

13th Court of Appeals for Texas, Judge, 1984 - 1991

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge, 1991 - 1992

Supreme Court of Texas, Visiting Judge, 1993 - Present

Private practice, McAllen, Texas, 1993 - 1994

Birth Information:
1947, Mission, Texas
Profile Last Updated:
11/23/2009
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