Professional Leadership
Jim is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas School of Law. He entered UT at age 17 as a junior transfer from the University of Texas at El Paso. He worked his way through college and law school and was in the private practice of law in Austin for over ten years. He is a past president of the Austin/Travis County Bar Association.
Jim joined the Travis County Bar in 1979. During his Bar service he served on the Board of the Lawyer Referral Service for six years. He also served as president of the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin (formerly CAMAL) and chaired the District 9 Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee. Jim served continuously on the Austin/Travis County Bar Board of Directors from 1995-2006.
Jim has also been a leader in the State and National Bar. He served as a Director of the State Bar of Texas and on its Executive Committee. He served three years as chair of the State Bar Jury Service Committee. Judge Coronado is a SUSTAINING Life Fellow and FORMER Trustee of the State Bar Foundation and chaired the State Bar Board committee on legal services to the poor.
Jim chaired the State Bar Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession Committee for three years. He is a Master in the Robert Calvert Inn of Court. He was a founding member and president of the Mexican American Bar Association of Texas. In 1990 he was elected vice president of the Hispanic National Bar Association.Jim currently serves as President of the Roebert Calvert Inn of Court, an organization dedicated to improving legal professionalism.