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Angela Colmenero

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

NominatedMay 12, 2026

Senate Judiciary HearingJune 10, 2026

Advanced Out of Senate JudiciaryJuly 16, 2026 (11-10)

  • Angela Colmenero is currently Deputy Chief of Staff for Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
  • Her previous roles include:
    • Provisional Attorney General of Texas
    • Chief, General Litigation Division, Texas Office of Attorney General
    • Associate, Lynn Tilotson Pinker & Cox, LLP
    • Trial Practice Associate, Jones Day
  • Colmenero served as a law clerk for then-Chief Judge A. Joe Fish (N.D. Tex.)
  • Refused to answer who won the 2020 election.
  • Refused to say what happened on January 6.
  • She graduated from Notre Dame Law School in 2004.