Jose Rolando Olvera Jr.
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Born 1963.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 7, 2015
- Senate vote
- 100 to 0
- Confirmed
- May 21, 2015
- Commissioned
- Aug 4, 2015
Education
- B.A., Harvard University, 1985
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1989
Career
- Private practice, McAllen, Texas, 1990-1993
- Private practice, Brownsville, Texas, 1994-2000, 2003-2004, 2007-2008
- Judge, Texas District Court, Three Hundred and Fifty-Seventh Judicial District, 2001-2002
- Judge, Texas District Court, One Hundred and Thirty-Eighth Judicial District, 2005-2006
- Judge, Brownsville [Texas] Municipal Court, 2007-2008
- Judge, Texas District Court, Four Hundred and Forty-Fifth Judicial District, 2009-2015
- Presiding judge, Fifth Administrative Judicial Region of Texas, 2011-2015
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, September 18, 2014; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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