Hon. J. Manuel Bañales
Corpus Christi, TX
Born: September 17, 1950 in El Paso, Texas to Margarito and Consuelo V. Bañales
Family: Married to Margaret (Peggy) S. (nee Moreno) Bañales on December 28, 1974
Children: Five adult children
Education + -
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Bates College of Law, University of Houston
December 1974 -
University of Texas at El Paso
BA Political Science May 1972 -
El Paso Public Schools (Austin HS)
1968
Experience + -
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Subject to assignment under Chapter 74, Tx.Govt.C.
Senior Judge 2011 - Present -
Appointment of Texas and U.S. District Courts and by agreement of parties and counsel
Mediator 2011 - Present -
Civil cases: by appointment of Judges of the District Courts and County Courts at Law of Texas
Pre-trial Master 2012 -
Arbitrator
2012 -
Appraisal Umpire
2014 - Practice of Law, limited practice
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5th Administrative Judicial Region (appointed by Gov. Rick Perry)
Presiding Judge January 5, 2007 to January 4, 2011 -
105th Judicial District (Kenedy, Kleberg and Nueces counties)
District Judge January 1, 1987 to December 31, 2010 -
Nueces County
Local Administrative District Judge 1993 -
Juvenile Board for Nueces County
Chair 1997-1998 -
Texas Judicial System, by appointment of the Supreme Court of Texas
Citizens’ Commission 1992-1993 -
Texas Center for the Judiciary, Inc.
Board of Directors 1993-1994, unexpired term -
Texas Center for the Judiciary, Inc.
Curriculum Committee two terms -
Jury Assembly and Administration, by appointment of the Supreme Court of Texas
Task Force 2006-2007 -
Texas Juvenile Probation Advisory Council
1993 -
Law Offices of J. Manuel Bañales
January 1981-December 1986 -
Bañales & Cavada Law Offices
February –December 1980 -
Law offices of Daniel V. Alfaro
Associate January 1979-February 1980 -
Huerta, Peña, Beckman, Rodriguez & Alfaro
Associate January 1976-January 1979 -
Law offices of Ramsey Muniz
Associate May-December 1975
Memberships & Affiliations + -
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State Bar of Texas
1975 -
Supreme Court of Texas
May 9, 1975 -
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
1976 -
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
1976 -
Supreme Court of the United States
1983 -
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified in Criminal Law 1982 -
College of the State Bar of Texas
1987 -
Judicial Section
1987 -
Hispanic Issues Section
Founding Member, Chair 1977 - 1978 -
Chicano Bar Association of South Texas
Founding Member, President 1977-1979, 1978-1979 -
Mexican American Bar Association of Texas
Founding Member 1979-1986 -
Corpus Christi Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1980 -
Texas Bar Foundation
Life Fellow 1991 -
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
1976-1981 -
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
1977-1986 -
St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church
Lector; Past CCD Teacher; Parish Council Member One Term -
Tuloso Midway ISD PTAs
1985-2008 -
South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services, Inc. (STSARS);
President, Board 1995