Member, Hidalgo County Texas Democratic Women, present

Life Member, University of Texas Ex-Students’ Association, present

Former Member, National Association of Women Judges

No caucus information on file.

Judge, Thirteenth Court of Appeals, Texas, 2002-present

Former Accountant

Partner, Michael J. Garza & Dori Contreras Garza, 1997-2002

Owner, Professional Dispute Resolution, 1997-2002

Employee, Law Offices of Frank Herrera, 1991-1997

Associate, Thomas N. Thurlow and Associates, 1992-1997

Admitted, Member, State Bar of Texas, 1990-present

Former Board Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, present

Member, Cameron County Bar Association, present

Board Member, Comfort House Services, present

Member, Corpus Christi Bar Association, present

Board Chair, Good Samaritan Community Services, present

Former President, Hidalgo County Bar Association, present

Member, Hidalgo County Women’s Bar Section, present

Member, National Hispanic Bar Association, present

Volunteer, Saint John's Episcopal Church, present

Member, Saint John's Episcopal Church, present

Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, present

Board Member, Texas Judicial Foundation, present

Former Board Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, present

Former Member, Mexican American Bar Association of Texas

Former Board Member, Saint John’s Episcopal Day School

Former Board Member, Texas Center for the Judiciary

Awards:

Distinguished Service Award from the University of Houston Law Center
AVANCE Mother of the Year 2005
Good Samaritan Award, Good Samaritan Community Services RGV, 2014
Woman of Distinction, Rio Grande Valley Chamber of Commerce

Names of Grandchildren:

Aidan Scott, Addison Marie Howard, and Caroline Grace Barry.

Number of Grandchildren:

3

Publications:

Creating a History for the Future, Texas Bar Journal 1992