THE ROBING ROOM

Former federal prosecutor. Her government background doesn't show through too much except for in detention/bail orders. She routinely sets higher bails than other magistrates in Laredo. Also really long plea colloquy. I know she has to cover everything, but sometimes it makes clients doubt why they were pleading in the first place. Also, she asks every defendant whether they're married, have children and what they did for a living. Not sure why any of that matters, but you should prepare your clients to answer those personal questions. Otherwise, pretty good judge and a very nice person. She's definitely smart -- the only problem is sometimes she's maybe too smart and can over-complicate things.