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Ramos, Nelva Gonzales
Born 1965 in Port Lavaca, TX
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 26, 2011, to a seat vacated by Hayden Wilson Head, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on August 2, 2011, and received commission on August 4, 2011.
Education:
Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University), B.S., 1987
University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 26, 2011, to a seat vacated by Hayden Wilson Head, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on August 2, 2011, and received commission on August 4, 2011.
Education:
Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University), B.S., 1987
University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Private practice, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1991-1997, 1999-2000
Judge, Corpus Christi [Texas] Municipal Court, 1997-1999
Judge, Nueces County [Texas] Three Hundred and Forty-Seventh District Court, 2001-2011