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Jose Rolando Olvera Jr. (born 1963) is a
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of the
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.


Biography

Olvera received a
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degree in 1985 from
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. He received a Juris Doctor in 1989 from the
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. He worked at the law firm of Atlas & Hall LLP, from 1990 to 1993, and at the law firm of Fleming & Olvera, PC and its predecessor firms, from 1994 to 2000. From 2001 to 2002, he served as a District Judge for the 357th District Court of Texas. From 2003 to 2004, he worked as a solo practitioner and at the law firm of Spain & Olvera. From 2005 to 2006, he served as a District Judge for the 138th District Court of Texas. From 2007 to 2008, he worked as a solo practitioner and part-time as a Brownsville Municipal Court Judge. From 2009 to 2015, he served as a District Judge for the 445th District Court of Texas. From 2011 to 2015, he served as the Presiding Judge of the Fifth Administrative Judicial Region of Texas.


Federal judicial service

On September 18, 2014, President
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nominated Olvera to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, to the seat vacated by Judge Hilda G. Tagle, who assumed
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on December 31, 2012. On December 16, 2014, his nomination was returned to the President due to the
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adjournment of the
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. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated him to the same position. He received a hearing before the Judiciary Committee on January 21, 2015. On February 26, 2015, his nomination was reported out of committee by a
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. On May 21, 2015, the
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confirmed his nomination by a 100–0 vote. He received his judicial commission on August 4, 2015.


See also

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List of Hispanic/Latino American jurists This is a list of Hispanic/Latino Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges. If known, it will be listed if a judge has served on multiple courts. Other topics of interest * List ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olvera, Rolando 1963 births Living people Harvard University alumni Hispanic and Latino American judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas People from Houston Texas lawyers Texas state court judges United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama 21st-century American judges University of Texas School of Law alumni