Commissioner Precinct 1

El Paso County Commissioner Pct.1
Anna Perez

Anna Perez is an attorney and has practiced law in El Paso for 15 years. Ms. Perez was an Assistant District Attorney in El Paso from 1993 to 1996, where she was assigned to the Sexual Assault & Child Abuse Unit as a felony prosecutor. From 1996 to 1997, she worked with the law firm of Gay & Gutierrez in El Paso where her practice consisted primarily of counsel for corporate and small businesses in El Paso. From 1997 to 2008, she worked for the County Attorney, José R. Rodríguez, as a civil litigator and as the division chief for various departments in the office, including the Civil Litigation Unit, Mental Health Unit, the Family Violence Unit and the Elder Protection Unit. Aside form her providing representation to all the County departments in legal matters, she also engaged in various engages in advocacy and outreach efforts for improved services and protection of the elderly, mentally ill, and victims of domestic violence. With her experience, she has learned not only the strengths and weaknesses of your County government, but has learned of the challenges faced by El Paso business, other government entities and vulnerable members of this community

She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice at the University of Texas at El Paso in December 1989. She received her Doctorate in Jurisprudence from Texas Tech University School of Law in May 1993. She is licensed to practice law before all Texas courts, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

She is married to Art Fierro and has 3 children. She was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, but has made El Paso home since age 17.