Judge Monica E. Guerrero is the judge of Bexar County Court at Law #7. She hears domestic violence cases for Bexar County that includes assaults on family or household members, violations of protective orders as well as other misdemeanor cases. First elected to the bench in November 2002, she was re-elected to a second four-year term in November of 2006.
Judge Guerrero received her Bachelor’s Degree in political science from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She later became a Counsel for Legal Educational Opportunity (CLEO) Fellow in 1991 and attended their institute at the University of Missouri. She then graduated with her J.D. from the University Of Kansas School Of Law in 1994.
While in law school, Judge Guerrero worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation, Legal Services for Prisoners and Legal Services for Students. One of the first appellate cases she briefed went up to the Kansas Supreme Court in a published opinion. Upon completion of law school, Judge Guerrero clerked for the Texas Attorney General’s Office in the General Litigation Section. In 1995, she accepted a position in the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant District Attorney. Judge Guerrero was an Assistant District Attorney until taking the bench January 1, 2003.
Judge Guerrero was featured on the Hallmark Channel show New Morning, May 26, 2004, entitled “Spiritual Journeys.” She was the recipient of the Elected Official of the Year Award from the National Association of Social Workers, San Antonio Branch, 2005. She was also a recipient of the 2005 West San Antonio Chamber Doctoral Achievement Award. She participates in the Courts in Schools program which brings real court cases and hearings to the middle and high schools in Bexar County. She also teaches on the national, state and local level regarding domestic violence issues.
Judge Guerrero is an active member of several professional organizations that include the San Antonio Bar Association, the Bexar County Women’s Bar Association, the Mexican American Bar Association and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
Judge Guerrero is presently in her second term as the Administrative Judge for the Bexar County Courts. She is a Board Member of Children and Horses Always Produce Success (CHAPS). She is on the Advisory Board for the Safe Havens Grant Committee. She is also a board member of the Texas Center for the Judiciary and the Chair of the DWI Curriculum Committee for the statewide education of judges on driving while intoxicated issues.
Court Information |
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Judge |
Monica E. Guerrero |
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County Court #7 |
Court Coordinator: |
Sybil Obledo 335-2032 |
Phone Number: |
210 335-2002 |
Fax Number: |
210 335-2012 |
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