Jose Rolando Olvera Jr.

Jose Rolando Olvera Jr. (born 1963) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Jose Rolando Olvera Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office August 4, 2015
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Hilda G. Tagle
Personal details
Born	1963 (age 57–58) Houston, Texas
Spouse(s)	Rita Olvera
Education	Harvard University (B.A.) University of Texas School of Law (J.D.)

Biography

Olvera received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1985 from Harvard University. He received a Juris Doctor in 1989 from the University of Texas School of Law. 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.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

On September 18, 2014, President Obama 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 took senior status on December 31, 2012.[3] On December 16, 2014 his nomination was returned to the President due to the sine die adjournment of the 113th Congress. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated him to the same position.[4] He received a hearing before the Judiciary Committee on January 21, 2015.[5] On February 26, 2015 his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[6] On May 21, 2015 the U.S. Senate voted in favor of final confirmation by a vote of 100–0.[7] He received his judicial commission on August 4, 2015.[2]

References

1. "President Obama Nominates Seven to Serve on the United States District Courts". 18 September 2014.
2. "Olvera, Jose Rolando, Jr. – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
3. "Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate". 18 September 2014.
4. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate". 7 January 2015.
5. "United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov.
6. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 26, 2015" (PDF).
7. "U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 114th Congress – 1st Session". www.senate.gov.

External links

• Jose Rolando Olvera Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Rolando Olvera at Ballotpedia