El Paso Bar Association

Name  Enrique Holguin Campaign Social Media Accounts and Website:  N/A Campaign Email Address:  N/A Elected Office you are seeking:  El Paso Municipal Court 4 BACKGROUND: Where did you go to school to get your bachelor's, your law degree, and who is (are) your current employer(s):  UTEP, Texas Wesleyan School of Law, City of El Paso Municipal Court, Jaime Alvarado Attorney at Law 1. What makes you qualified for the position that you are seeking (3-4 Sentences Max)?  I’ve been an associate municipal judge for 5 years. I have learned on the job. I have presided over every docket/hearing conducted in Municipal Court. 2. What are the three main functions of the office you are currently seeking?  Preside over Class C citations, magistrate duties, community outreach  3. What is the greatest obstacle you might face? Do you plan to serve in El Paso Municipal Court for a long time or plan to move on to another city or a more significant position after a fe...

Name  Kristin Romero  Campaign Social Media Accounts and Website:  Facebook Campaign Email Address:  KRomeromunicourt2@gmail.com Elected Office you are seeking:   Municipal Court Number 2 BACKGROUND: Where did you go to school to get your bachelor's, your law degree, and who is (are) your current employer(s):  New Mexico State University, University of Kansas School of Law 1. What makes you qualified for the position that you are seeking (3-4 Sentences Max)?  I have been a trial attorney for over 12 years, so I know how a courtroom should be run.  Also, I have been in the Army JAG Reserves for over 5 years, helping soldiers at Fort Bliss so I know how to work with our soldiers and Fort Bliss.  2. What are the three main functions of the office you are currently seeking?  Class C Misdemeanors & civil parking citations issued within the city limits. 3. What is the greatest obstacle you might face? Do you plan to serve in El Paso Munici...

Name  Lauren K. Ferris Campaign Social Media Accounts and Website:  www.electjudgeferris.com, www.facebook.com/electjudgeferris Campaign Email Address:  judgelaurenferris@gmail.com Elected Office you are seeking:  Judge, Municipal Court #4 BACKGROUND: Where did you go to school to get your bachelor's, your law degree, and who is (are) your current employer(s):  Graduate of Captain John L. Chapin High School; Bachelor's Degree from UTEP in 3 1/2 years with a Major in Political Science, Minor in Criminal Justice (graduated Magna Cum Laude); Law Degree in 2 1/2 years from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law.  I am employed by the City of El Paso as a Municipal Court Judge, and have my own private practice. I also volunteer as a Mediator with the El Paso Dispute Resolution Center.  1. What makes you qualified for the position that you are seeking (3-4 Sentences Max)?   I am the incumbent judge of Municipal Court #...

Name  Rebecca Tarango Campaign Social Media Accounts and Website:  www.rebeccatarango.com, Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Rebecca-Tarango-for-Municipal-Court-of-Appeals-104045394782057/ Campaign Email Address:  Rebeccatarango@live.com Elected Office you are seeking:  Judge, Municipal Court of Appeals BACKGROUND: Where did you go to school to get your bachelor's, your law degree, and who is (are) your current employer(s):  I graduated from UTEP with highest honors with a B.S. in Accounting, and then from Yale Law School.  I am currently a prosecutor with the El Paso District Attorney’s Office 1. What makes you qualified for the position that you are seeking (3-4 Sentences Max)?   I have been a prosecutor for 20 years, which requires that I have an understanding of appellate issues that could come up due to procedural or evidentiary rulings in trial, and experience in seeing that justice is done.  I have also prosecuted Class C cases sp...