Rolando Olvera is a
United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division.
Biography
Born in Houston, but raised in Brownsville, TX. A devout Catholic, Olvera graduated elementary from St. Mary's Catholic School ('75) and high school from Saint Joseph Academy ('81). Received undergraduate degree from Harvard University ('85), and law degree from The
University of Texas School of Law ('89). Began legal career at the law firm of Atlas & Hall LLP, from 1990 to 1993, and the law firm of Fleming & Olvera, PC and its predecessor firms, from 1994 to 2000. Appointed twice by the Governor of Texas as a State District Court Judge, in 2001 to the 357th State District Court, and then in 2005 to the 138th State District Court. In 2008, elected to the 445th State District Court and reelected to same in 2012. Additionally, appointed by the Governor of Texas as Presiding Judge of the Fifth Administrative Judicial Region in 2011. Olvera held both judicial positions until his appointment to the federal bench.
Federal Judicial Service
On September 18, 2014, President
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...
nominated Olvera to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. On December 16, 2014, his nomination was returned to the president due to the
sine die
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adjournment of the
113th Congress. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated him to the same position. Olvera received a hearing before the
Judiciary Committee January 21, 2015. On February 26, 2015, his nomination was reported out of committee by
voice vote
In parliamentary procedure, a voice vote (from the Latin ''viva voce'', meaning "by live voice") or acclamation is a voting method in deliberative assemblies (such as legislatures) in which a group vote is taken on a topic or motion by respondin ...
. On May 21, 2015, the
U.S. Senate
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confirmed Olvera's nomination by a 100–0 vote.
Olvera received his judicial commission August 4, 2015.
See also
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List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
References
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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
Lawyers from Houston
Texas state court judges
United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
University of Texas School of Law alumni
Hispanic and Latino American lawyers