Admitted: 1997, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School: St. Mary's University of San Antonio, J.D.
Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Immigration Lawyers Association (National and Texas Chapters); Bexar County Women's Bar Association.
Born: Richmond, California, November 23, 1954
Languages: Spanish