Judicial Experience

Judge Jim Coronado serves as the Travis County Criminal District Court Magistrate. The Travis County Criminal District Court Judges unanimously appointed Jim to this position in 1991. Prior to serving in this position he served contemporaneously as Municipal Judge in the cities of Kyle and Austin. He has served as a judge for over 19 years and has presided in over 30,000 felony cases in Travis County.

In 2006, Judge Coronado was the Democratic nominee for Justice of the Third Court of Appeals serving Travis and 23 other counties. He was voted "best qualified" by the majority of attorneys participating in the non-partisan judicial preference poll conducted by the State Bar of Texas. In the November election, he received 48.7% of the vote in an area larger than nine states. Jim received nearly 62% of the vote in his home county of Travis.

The bench Jim is seeking now, the 427th District Court, serves Travis County only. Jim is delighted to be campaigning among the people who know him best and whom he has served for over 19 years. Travis County Democratic primary voters nominated Judge Coronado with over 66% of the vote. Voters recognize the skill and experience Judge Coronado can bring to the bench and chose him to face the current Republican appointee.

In this race for the 427th District Court, Judge Coronado again was voted "best qualified" for the bench in the Austin Bar Association's Judicial Preference Poll beating the Republican appointee by more than 3 to 1, garnering over 72% of the vote among the then three candidates.