Texas Border Business
Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jaime Tijerina to the 464th Judicial District Court for a term set to expire on December 31, 2020, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified.
Jaime Tijerina of McAllen is former judge of the 93rd Judicial District Court and former deputy city attorney for the City of Mission.
He also served as the judge of the 92nd Judicial District Court and was the elected Kenedy County Attorney for 12 years.
He currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves’ Judge Advocate General’s Corps and is a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan.
He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the College of the State Bar, fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and the Texas Prosecutor’s Society, and a former member and director of the Texas District & County Attorneys Association.
Additionally, he is on the board of directors for the Food Bank RGV and a board member of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Alumni Advisory Board.
Tijerina received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from The University of Texas Pan American and a Juris Doctor degree from the Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshal School of Law.
“I am again humbled by Gov. Abbott’s confidence in my abilities as judge and in my record as a faithful servant of the State of Texas,” Tijerina said. “As always, I am ready to serve whenever duty calls.”
This appointment is subject to Senate confirmation.
