Profile of 445th District Judge candidates

ROBERT MENDOZA, 58, (D)

Family: Married with one son.

Occupation: Attorney, former criminal prosecutor for the County~of Cameron and the County of Willacy in the capacity of misdemeanor, felony and civil prosecutor

Political History: 138th District Court (lost) and County Court No. 1 (lost).

Affiliations: One year~on the board of the Brownsville Community Health Center, Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars locally and nationally.

Education: Brownsville High School, Texas A&I University Bachelor of Arts and Master of in Psychology, South Texas College of Law, J.D.

Web site: www.mendoza2008.com.

ROLANDO OLVERA, 45, (D)

Family: Married with two children

Occupation: Attorney, mediator and arbitrator; Brownsville Municipal Judge.

Political History: Judge of the 357th State District Court in 2001; Judge of the 138th State District Court in 2005

Affiliations: Ex-officio Director of the Children’s Museum of Brownsville; a director of the United Way “Success by Six” program; a director of the Brownsville Community Foundation; and a regional interviewer of prospective students for Harvard University. Served as Texas Lottery Commissioner from 2005-2007.

Education: St. Joseph’s Academy, graduate, Class of 1981; Harvard University, Bachelor of Arts, Class of 1985; University of Texas School of Law, J.D., Class of1989.

Web site: www.olvera445.org