Robert C. Pate

Last modified on: 04-14-2023 15:45:20

Chair
(Racing Commission, Texas)

Entered Office: 04-04-2019 Term Ends: 02-01-2029

General Information

Home Town: Corpus Christi


Personal Information

Robert C. Pate of Corpus Christi is an attorney and a Senior District Judge, having previously served Texas as the presiding Judge of the 28th Judicial District Court and the 148th Judicial District Court in Nueces County. In addition to his law license and membership in the State Bar of Texas, he is also a licensed certified public accountant. Governor Abbott first appointed him to the Texas Racing Commission on April 4, 2019. He will continue to serve as the chairman of the Commission. Pate received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Professional Accounting in taxation from The University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University. Reappointed 4/14/23.