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243rd District Court

David C. Guaderrama - 243rd District Judge
Education
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL - South Bend, Indiana Juris Doctor, 1979
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY - Las Cruces, New Mexico Bachelor of Police Science, 1975 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 1975
CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL - El Paso, Texas
Graduate 1972
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
Judge, 243rd Judicial District Court, 1995 - present
Specialized the court as a criminal court by inter-court agreement with the 327th Judicial District Court from 1995-2006; co-authored and implemented the Jury Selection Pilot Program; co chaired the committee to implement the new Jury Selection Plan; implemented the Video Arraignment Project teleconferencing between the detention facility and the courtroom; researched, updated, and over saw the Death Penalty Wheel for the Council of Judges, presided, over close to 300 jury trials.
Launched the first adult criminal drug court in El Paso County with the implementation of the 243rd Judicial District Court Drug Program. This was achieved in cooperation with the offices of the District Attorney, Public Defender, Sheriff's Department, Police Department, Probation Department, and local drug treatment providers. Implemented the first access to Recovery Program in El Paso County.
Participating in El Paso County 's efforts to implement an E-warrant system.
Public Defender, El Paso County, 1987 - 1994
Appointed as the first Chief Public Defender upon creation of the office. Duties included: creating the office from the ground up culminating in the administration of a 20 persons law firm handling 50% of all indigent felony cases, the development and management of a budget of over $700,000.00, the supervision of nine attorneys engaged in felony litigation, two attorneys in appeals and one attorney in family law practice, and the representation of individuals charged with felony crimes ranging from capital murder to burglary of vehicle, in both the trial and appellate courts.
Partner, Law Offices of Guaderrama and Guaderrama, 1979-1987 Duties included all administrative matters of the partnership and practice in all areas of law with emphasis on criminal matters.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION
State Bar of Texas, 1979
The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, 1981
The United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit, 1982
The United States Supreme Court, 1993
AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS

El Paso Young Lawyer's Jurist of the Year, 2000
Appointed by the Court of Criminal Appeals as authorized judge within the 6th Judicial Region to consider intercept applications, 2001
Assigned by Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, Texas Supreme Court , as visiting Judge to the Eighth Court of Appeals 9/14/05; 3/14/06; 12/01/06 - 05/31/07
2004 Community Service Award- Texas Association of Parents and Educators for the Deaf
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
El Paso Association of Performing Arts, past board member
El Paso Bar Association, member
El Paso Community College Law Enforcement Class, guest lecturer
El Paso Community College, Office Admin. and Info. Processing, past Advisory Committee member
El Paso Community Justice Council
El Paso Criminal Law Annual Seminar, co-director
El Paso Criminal Law Group, Inc., President
El Paso Legal Assistance Society, past board member
Mexican American Bar Association, member and past board member
Host to the Hillside Elementary Mock Trial Events since 1996
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
El Paso Association of Performing Arts, past board member
El Paso Bar Association, member
El Paso Community College Law Enforcement Class, guest lecturer
El Paso Community College, Office Admin. and Info. Processing, past Advisory Committee member
El Paso Community Justice Council
El Paso Criminal Law Annual Seminar, co-director
El Paso Criminal Law Group, Inc., President
El Paso Legal Assistance Society, past board member
Mexican American Bar Association, member and past board member
Host to the Hillside Elementary Mock Trial Events since 1996
Listed in National Register's Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
Various articles on legal issues published in the Voice For The Defendant, and the Letter of The Law,