Episode 69: Judge Aurora Martinez Jones, Travis County Civil Courts

Aurora Martinez Jones, Associate Judge at Travis County Civil Courts (RUN TIME - 29:10 ) Welcome The BG Podcast! Conversations at the intersection of business, community, and public policy, from the Austin metro and around Texas. Today we speak with Aurora Martinez Jones, Associate Judge at Travis County Civil Courts and the next Judge of the 126th District Court. Presiding over child welfare dockets, including Family Drug Treatment Court and Permanent Managing Conservatorship dockets, the judge also reviews Travis County cases with foster children in the permanent care of Child Protective Services (CPS). Judge Martinez Jones and Bingham Group CEO A.J. discuss her work and path to the bench. This episode was originally recorded on October 4, 2019. ABOUT AURORA MARTINEZ JONES Judge Martinez Jones is a first generation American and first generation law school graduate. While in college, at the University of Texas at Austin, she established an organization to connect and support other minority women in law school - Minority Women Pursuing Law. Her optimism and work ethic then earned her spot at the University of Texas School of Law. Since then, Aurora has continued to give back to her community. Learn more about Aurora Martinez Jones Subscribe to BG Reads to get episodes emailed to you every Wednesday. The BG Podcast is produced by BG Media Group, LLC (2019)