Hon. Guadalupe Rivera

El Paso, TX

Education +-

Sitting by Assignment, 6th and 3rd Judicial Districts of Texas

Mediation and Arbitrations

2014 - 2024
8th District of Texas

Justice Court of Appeals

2008 - 2014
168th Judicial District Court

Presiding Judge 6th Administrative Judicial District

1991 - 2008
Family Law Court - Criminal Law Magistrate El Paso County, TX

Associate Judge

1985 - 1990
34th Judicial District El Paso County, TX

Assistant District Attorney

1983 - 1985
Private Practice

1981 - 1983

Texas Center for the Judiciary

Board Member

2002 - 2004
El Paso Commission for Women

Founding Chair

1985
El Paso Legal Assistance Society

Former Director

1983 - 1984
El Paso Domestic Violence Task Force

Founding Member

1986
El Paso Mexican American Bar Association

Chair

1988
Women's Advocacy Project, Inc., Austin, Texas

Board Member

1990 - 1991
University of Texas at El Paso Alumni Association

Board Member

1991 - 1992
MALDEF Advisory Committee El Paso

1991 - 1993
Training Specialist for the National Organization for Victim Assistance Washington, D. C.

1992 - 1993
State Bar of Texas

District 17 Committee on Admissions

1989 - 1990
University of Texas at El Paso

Leadership Development Committees

1989 - 2001
Hispanic Leadership Institute

Executive Committee

1989
Texas Supreme Court Child Support Guidelines

Advisory Committee

1987
State Bar of Texas - Family Law Section

Council Member

1987 - 1993
State Bar of Texas - Litigation Section

Council Member

1993 - 1998
State Bar of Texas - Litigation Section

Chair

1997 - 1998
State Bar of Texas - Women and the Law Section

Chair

1995 - 1996
Texas Supreme Court Task Force

Judicial Appointments

1991 - 1996

Samuel Pessara Outstanding Jurist Award - Texas Bar Foundation

2001
Community Service Award Black El Paso Democrats

1999
Outstanding Jurist

1997
El Paso Young Lawyers

2000
Outstanding Jurist - Presidential Award

1997
Mexican American Bar Association Fellow - Texas Bar Association

1989
Fellow- El Paso Bar Association Leonor Walker Award

1993
Commitment to Solving the Problem of Domestic Violence
El Paso County Task Force on Domestic Violence
Outstanding Alumnae Loretto Academy, El Paso, Texas

1960 - 1970 - 1991
El Paso Women's Hall of Fame

1991
El Paso Commission for Women Outstanding Woman in Business Honoree

1991
The Chamber Women in Action Public Citizen of the Year - El Paso

1990
El Paso Unit of the National Association of Social Workers of Texas Public Citizen of the Year - Texas

1990
Texas Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers Woman of the Year in Law

1986
El Paso Women's Political Caucus Recognized by Adelante Mujer Hispana Conference IV for Contributions in Politics

1986
Recognized by Adelante Mujer Hispana Conference For Contributions and Commitment to the Advancement Of Hispanic Women

1985