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.