Houston: Three Indian-American Democrats have been sworn in as Fort Bend County Judges in the US.
In a ceremony on Sunday, Julie A. Matthews, KP George, and Surendran K. Patel were sworn in as Fort Bend County Judge along with other newly elected and re-elected officials. Julie A Mathew, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to a judge’s bench in the US four years ago, was re-elected for a second term after defeating her Republican challenger. Andrew Dornberg, Mathew, a native of Thiruvalla in Kerala, was administered the oath through video conferencing.
George, the first Indian-American to hold office in Fort Bend County, won a second term as county judge in a narrow race in the November elections. He is a resident of Kakkodu city of Kerala.
George, a 57-year-old Democrat whose 2018 victory made him a trailblazer in the Houston area and beyond, said he hopes it remains that way now that he has been named chief executive for one of the most diverse Another four years have been given. And the fastest growing in the country. He said community engagement would be a top priority of his administration.
The county also welcomed District Court Judge Patel, who sidelined Republicans. edward m krenk In the race for the 240th Judicial District in November. The 52-year-old, a native of Kerala, has been a Texas lawyer since 2009 with over 25 years of experience, prior to which he was an advocate in India, where he earned a law degree from Calicut University in 1995. According to his website, in 2015, Patel was elected as the president of the Malayali Association of Greater Houston, a 2,500-member non-profit organization that serves more than 12,000 Indian families.
In a ceremony on Sunday, Julie A. Matthews, KP George, and Surendran K. Patel were sworn in as Fort Bend County Judge along with other newly elected and re-elected officials. Julie A Mathew, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to a judge’s bench in the US four years ago, was re-elected for a second term after defeating her Republican challenger. Andrew Dornberg, Mathew, a native of Thiruvalla in Kerala, was administered the oath through video conferencing.
George, the first Indian-American to hold office in Fort Bend County, won a second term as county judge in a narrow race in the November elections. He is a resident of Kakkodu city of Kerala.
George, a 57-year-old Democrat whose 2018 victory made him a trailblazer in the Houston area and beyond, said he hopes it remains that way now that he has been named chief executive for one of the most diverse Another four years have been given. And the fastest growing in the country. He said community engagement would be a top priority of his administration.
The county also welcomed District Court Judge Patel, who sidelined Republicans. edward m krenk In the race for the 240th Judicial District in November. The 52-year-old, a native of Kerala, has been a Texas lawyer since 2009 with over 25 years of experience, prior to which he was an advocate in India, where he earned a law degree from Calicut University in 1995. According to his website, in 2015, Patel was elected as the president of the Malayali Association of Greater Houston, a 2,500-member non-profit organization that serves more than 12,000 Indian families.