Eva Guzman – 1st Latina Appointed to Texas Supreme Court
October 8, 2009This is so exciting. A principled conservative and an added bonus…a Latina.
Very inspiring. Obviously a very respected lady.
Guzman earned her law degree from South Texas College of Law in 1989 and practiced family and civil law for 10 years before taking the bench.
She was born in Chicago but grew up in Houston. Guzman is the fourth of seven children and the daughter of Mexican immigrants with only some elementary school education. Her mother worked mostly as a cleaning woman.
An adjunct faculty member of the University of Houston Law Center, Guzman has received good marks in judicial polls and is an elected member of the American Law Institute and a former board member of the Garland Walker American Inns of Court.
Guzman is married to a Houston police sergeant and the two often make society columns for appearances at charity events. Guzman was named one of Houston’s best dressed women in 2003 as well.
