Nieto has more than two decades of experience practicing law in local civil district courts. A graduate of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, she has a private law practice that handles personal injury and other cases.
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Why should voters choose you?
As a proud graduate of South San High School and the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, I have been practicing civil litigation in Bexar County as a trial lawyer for the last 26 years. Judges are required to preside over trials, so it is essential that a candidate for judge has extensive jury trial experience. My jury trial experience has provided me with the legal expertise and courtroom experience needed to serve as a civil district court judge and an effective administrator of the court’s docket. My passion for being engaged in my community and providing effective representation for my clients has driven my 25-plus year career as an attorney. I believe that my legal expertise and service as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates has prepared me to best serve our community on the other side of the bench as judge of the 285th District Court.
What do you see as the top challenge facing our local court system, and how should it be addressed?
I am running for a vacant seat. Our current judges work hard and are dedicated to the rule of law. The civil district court system could consider mandated mediations at an earlier stage in the trial process. If mediation was compelled earlier, more cases could be resolved without the need for a trial. Courts could also consider a mandated docket control order for all cases filed in Bexar County. This would ensure that parties move the cases along in accordance with court-ordered guidelines.
