Personal Information
Justice Peņa is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives (2003 -2013) whose Hidalgo County district stretched along the Texas/Mexico border. In that capacity, he served as the Chairman of the Committee of Criminal Jurisprudence, the Chairman of the Committee on Technology, and as Chairman of the Select Committee on Emergency Preparedness.
After his retirement from the Texas House of Representatives, Justice Peņa served as Assistant General Counsel for the Texas Department of Agriculture, also serving as the Civil Rights Administrator for the agency. In 2014, Justice Peņa accepted employment as the Litigation Director at the Texas General Land Office, along with duties in governmental relations and veterans advocacy. This concluded when Justice Peņa assumed judicial duties on this court on January 1, 2023.
Contact and Phone Numbers
(361) 888-0416
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