Joseph Cordova named Lawyer of the Year

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.

Eagle Passan Joseph Cordova was named the Lawyer of the Year by The Del Rio Association of Federal Attorneys on Monday, May 5, 2014, at the 2014 Law Day Banquet and Scholarship Fund Raiser held at the San Felipe Country Club in Del Rio, Texas, announced United States Magistrate Judge Victor Roberto Garcia.

Cordova is the Supervisory Assistant Federal Public Defender of the U. S. Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, in Del Rio, Texas.

Cordova was presented with a plaque honoring him as the 2014 Lawyer of the Year by U.S. Magistrate Judge Victor Roberto Garcia.

The Lawyer of the Year Award is the most prestigious award presented annually by The Del Rio Association of Federal Attorneys as its members vote for which attorney has demonstrated extraordinary lawyering and leadership during 2014.

Cordova’s name will also be engraved in a plaque at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Del Rio Division, in Del Rio, Texas, commemorating all the recipients of the Lawyer of the Year Award.