JUDGE AMADO J. ABASCAL, III, SEEKS RE-ELECTION
JUDGE AMADO J. ABASCAL, III, SEEKS RE-ELECTION
AS JUDGE OF THE 365TH DISTRICT COURT
Judge Amado J. Abascal, III, has announced his candidacy for re-election for a ninth term as Judge of the 365th Judicial District Court of the State of Texas. He is a life-long resident of the district consisting of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala Counties. In 1975, he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Mary’s University and a Jurist Doctor Degree in 1977 from St. Mary’s University School of Law. His legal career began at the age of 23 as a practicing attorney at law as an associate with the Rey Perez Law Offices in Eagle Pass and Crystal City.
In 1981, at the age of 27, Judge Abascal began his dedicated and
distinctive public service to the State of Texas and our tri-county judicial
district. He was appointed by then Governor Bill Clements as the first
District Attorney of our district. He was subsequently elected in 1984
and 1988 as District Attorney and enjoyed a superb reputation as a
prosecutor with a high conviction rate, including one year in which he
secured 200 convictions with only one acquittal.
In 1990, Judge Abascal was first elected to the 365th Judicial District Court and has been re-elected to that office every four years thereafter. Over the many years that Judge Abascal has sat on the District Court Bench, he has presided over some of the most significant trials conducted in this district. These include personal injury, medical
malpractice, product liability, mass tort, and class actions. Some of
these notable cases have received not only state, national, and
international interest, but have also been the subject of articles in
prominent newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal. Additionally,
Judge Abascal has presided over family, juvenile, and criminal matters,
including capital murder cases.
Judge Abascal spearheaded the creation of the Veterans’ Treatment Courts in each of the three counties in the district in order to assist justice-involved Veterans who have been charged with the commission of a criminal offense through a court-supervised treatment program that offers individualized treatment to them for alcohol, substance abuse, mental health, and psychological issues that manifested as a result of their military service.
Judge Abascal is being endorsed by the vast majority of the attorneys from the tri-county district. They have expressed their support for Judge Abascal, noting the faithful execution of his duties as District Judge, for being a loyal servant of the people and attorneys practicing in the 365th Judicial District Court, and also for taking the time to honorably dispense justice to those who have appeared before him regardless of the subject matter or complexity of the case. They have noted his ability to listen, review, and rule on cases presented to him and to objectively make rulings based upon the law and facts supported by the evidence. Although Judge Abascal has literally made thousands of rulings since 1991, a very small percentage of his cases have been challenged on appeal to a higher Court, the vast majority of which were upheld on appeal by the Fourth Court of Appeals in San Antonio, the Texas Supreme Court, and/or the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin, Texas.
Judge Abascal is a strong proponent of judicial education and is a
graduate of the National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. He was a
member of the first graduating class of the Texas College for Judicial
Studies, a three to five year course of specialized judicial training offered to eligible Texas judges in order to enhance their judicial knowledge, experience, and abilities. In 2003, Judge Abascal was elected by his fellow Texas judges to a three-year term as a Board Member of the Texas Center for the Judiciary, which each year provides judicial training to approximately 90% of all eligible trial and appellate court judges of this state.
Judge Abascal has been a frequent guest speaker for the Children’s Court Attorneys of Bexar County on the topic of Child Protective Services litigation, and at seminars sponsored by the Texas Attorney General, The Texas Association of Polygraph Examiners, and The State Bar of Texas. In 2003, Judge Abascal was honored to be elected by his fellow district judges from across the state of Texas as President of the Texas Association of District Judges and is currently on the Legislative Advisory Committee of said organization. He presently serves as the Chair of the Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala Counties Juvenile Boards and Bail Bond Boards. He has been honored to serve as a member of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, the Texas Bar College, the Judicial Section of the State Bar of Texas, and as a Fellow of the State Bar of Texas.
“To the voters of Dimmit, Maverick, and Zavala Counties, I humbly ask for your support and your vote in my re-election bid as Judge of the
365th Judicial District Court in the upcoming 2022 Democratic Party Primary Election. I am very appreciative in the confidence that you have placed in me by electing me to eight prior terms as your district judge. Since judicial competence matters, I look forward, through your support, to have the opportunity in my next term to provide my extensive judicial knowledge, training, and experience in the service to our communities. I sincerely believe that I have demonstrated my ability to manage a heavy court docket, exercise sound judicial temperament, and make difficult decisions based on the law and facts presented in each case in a fair and impartial manner. I pledge to you that I will continue to provide an independent judicial system which is not controlled by special interests. Thank you in advance for your vote in support of my candidacy and for the preservation of a competent, experienced jurist in the 365th Judicial District Court,” Abascal stated.
Political advertisement paid for by the Judge Amado Abascal Campaign, Rodolfo “Fito” Barrera, Treasurer, 1637 George Street, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852.
