The Texas 13th Court of Appeals welcomes its first woman to be elected Chief Justice. Dori Contreras is a Rio Grande Valley native, PSJA ISD graduate, with 16 years of service on the court. Contreras is now the second Latina statewide elected for this position.
She said this about her journey to where she is now.
“One thing that has always been important to me as a lawyer, ultimately when I became a judge is speaking to students at high school and college here at the local university. Talking to them of course of the importance of their education and trying to set a good example for them of someone that’s growing up here in the Valley just like them. That through some hard work and dedication we can accomplish goals that you set and pursue dreams, so I try to encourage that. It’s important for me to do that specially for young women, young Latinas.”
Contreras says she is proud of the work the court does and is looking forward to making improvements.
