Hon. Juan A. Magallanes

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Juan A. Magallanes


Texas 357th District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder

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Education



Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin, 1977




Law

Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 1980







Contents

1 Education
2 Career
3 Awards and associations

3.1 Associations


4 Elections

4.1 2014


5 See also
6 External links
7 Footnotes





Juan A. Magallanes is a judge for the 357th District Court in Texas. He was elected in 2014 for a term beginning in 2015. His term expires in 2018.[1]

Education
Magallanes received a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1977, and a J.D. from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law in 1980.[2]

Career
Before his judicial election, Magallanes owned a private law practice called the Law Office of JA Magallanes.[3]

Awards and associations
Associations
President, Chicano Law Student Association
Member, Rio Grande Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Member, Cameron County Local Court Rules Amendment Committee
Board member, Brownsville Airport Advisory
Board of directors, Gulf Coast Coalition
Member, Brownsville Heritage Foundation
Member, Brownsville Board of Adjustments & Appeals
Member, Cameron County Juvenile Advisory Board
Director, La Esperanza School for Boys & Girls
Director, Greater Texas Legal Foundation
Member, Brownsville Charter Review Committee
Chairman, Cameron County Democrats
Member, Mexican-American Democrats
Texas Democratic Round Table[4]
Elections
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Magallanes ran for election to the 357th District Court.Primary: He was successful in the Democraticprimary on March 4, 2014, receiving 50.4 percent of the vote.He competed against Gloria M. Rincones.General: He defeated Oscar Xavier Garcia in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 52.7 percent of the vote.
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See also
Texas District Courts
Cameron County, Texas
External links
Cameron County, Texas website
Magallanes for 357th District Court
Footnotes






? Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"

? Magallanes for 357th District Court, "Education," accessed August 15, 2014

? Facebook.com, "Magallanes for 357th District Court Judge," accessed August 15, 2014

? Magallanes for 357th District Court, "About the candidate," accessed August 15, 2014

? Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Cameron")

? Cameron County Elections Department, "2014 Primary Election Unofficial Results," accessed June 2, 2014

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