Honorable John B. Martinez
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Honorable John B. Martinez
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Former Nueces County Court At-Law No. 3 Judge John B. Martinez joined Hilliard Muñoz Gonzales LLP in 2011. Mr. Martinez spent nearly five years on the bench where he presided over criminal misdemeanor cases, probate matters, mental competency hearings and civil cases. Mr. Martinez was also the presiding administrative judge for Nueces County Courts At-Law.
Prior to becoming a judge, Mr. Martinez was an attorney at the Law Offices of Doug Allison from 2003-2006 where he specialized in cases involving defective products, toxic torts, personal injury and commercial litigation. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Martinez worked for the law firm of Chaves, Gonzales & Hoblit LLP.
Mr. Martinez started his legal career in Corpus Christi with the Kleberg Law Firm specializing in admiralty and maritime law, insurance defense, general commercial litigation and general civil litigation. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice in all state courts and federal courts in the Southern District of Texas. Mr. Martinez is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, an honor bestowed on only the top attorneys in Texas. He is also a member of Mensa as well as a former member of the College of the State Bar and Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association.
Mr. Martinez received his law degree from Baylor University School of Law in Waco, Texas and his undergraduate degree in political science from Texas A&M University in College Station.
Bar Admission
Texas, 1999
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas
United States Supreme Court
District of Columbia, 2019
New Mexico, 2020
Other Affiliations
College of the State Bar, 2000 - 2001 (Member)
Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association, 2002 - Present (President)
Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association, 2001 - Present (President Elect)
Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association, 2000 - Present (Vice President)
Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association, 1999 - Present (Board of Directors)
Mensa, American Mensa, South Texas Mensa, 2009 - Present (Member)
New York State Bar Association, 2021
Education
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Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas, August, 1998 J.D.
Honors: Order of Barrister, Dawson & Sodd Moot Court Competition, Finalist, Leighton B. Sodd Award for Appellate Advocacy, John W. Joyce Award for Appellate Advocacy
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Texas Center for The Judiciary (College for New Judges), Austin, Texas, December, 2006
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National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, October, 2006 General Jurisdiction
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Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1995 B.S.Major: Political Science