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Judge Vela Urged for Federal Bench Seat in Texas
State District Judge Fireman 3B Vela of Brownsville was recommended by Sen. Lloyd Bentsen to replace Judge Garza on the federal bench. Vela, 42, sits in 107th State District Court. born in the Rio Grande Valley, he earned a 1962 law degree from St. Mary’s in San Antonio and has served as Brownsville city commissioner and state district judge.
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