Fortunato Pedro Benavides

1947–2023 · Mission, TX

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitJudgeWilliam J. Clinton (Democratic)May 9, 1994Death, May 5, 2023

Education

  • University of Houston, B.B.A., 1968
  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1972

Professional Career

Private practice, McAllen, Texas, 1972-1977, 1980-1981, 1993-1994; Judge, Hidalgo County [Texas] Court at Law Number Two, 1977-1979; Judge, Hidalgo County [Texas] Ninety-Second District Court, 1981-1984; Justice, Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas, 1984-1991; Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1991-1992; Visiting judge, Supreme Court of Texas, 1993

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