Lillian Blancas, who died of COVID-19, wins by nearly 10,000 in judge runoff election Aaron Martinez, El Paso Times
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Lillian Blancas, who died Monday from COVID-19, won with nearly 10,000 votes in the runoff race for El Paso Municipal Court 4.
Blancas, 47, passed away Monday after being in the hospital since Nov. 9 battling the disease.
Enrique Holguin, who was running against Blancas, finished with about 40% of the votes.
The El Paso City Council will vote to appoint a judge to seat, according to Deputy City Clerk John Glendon.
Blancas attended Burges High School and the University of Texas at El Paso.
Texas Tech University System Regents elect new Chairman and Vice Chairman The Texas Tech University Board of Regents elected J. Michael Lewis and Mark Griffin as the new chairman and vice chairman. (Source: Texas Tech) By KCBD Staff | December 10, 2020 at 3:42 PM CST - Updated December 10 at 3:42 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (Press Release) - The Texas Tech University Board of Regents elected J. Michael Lewis and Mark Griffin, chairman and vice chairman, respectively, during a regularly scheduled meeting of the board. The two will serve two-year terms, effective immediately.
“Congratulations to Regent Lewis on his selection by the board to serve as the next chairman of the Board of Regents,” said Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., chancellor of the TTU System. “Regent Lewis has been a strong supporter for our System and component universities, and I look forward to continue working closely with him during his tenure leading our board.”
Lillian Blancas, Candidate for a Texas Judgeship, Dies at 47
Ms. Blancas, a widely respected lawyer, died days before a runoff election in El Paso but remained on the ballot and won. She died of Covid-19.
Lillian E. Blancas’s plan was to work as a prosecutor, public defender and private lawyer before winning a judgeship.Credit.via Blancas family
Published Dec. 10, 2020Updated Dec. 21, 2020
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Lillian E. Blancas, a widely respected lawyer in El Paso, always wanted to be a judge. She was expected to achieve her goal in a runoff election, in which she was the favorite.