Filemon Vela, son the later Honorable Filemon B. Vela Sr.(Federal Judge for 20 years) announces His Intent To Run For a Congressional Seat

Friends: I hope you will join me on THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012, at BACKSTREET CAFÉ from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. for a fundraising reception honoring Filemon Vela. Fil will be running as a Democrat for the United States Congress in a new congressional district anchored in Brownsville. Fil was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. He graduated from Georgetown University and then received his JD from the University of Texas at Austin. Besides his tremendous success as a civil litigator for over 20 years, Fil has been active in public service and politics his entire adult life--at the grassroots level in community causes, organizing and getting out the vote, and beyond. Moreover, his family history is deeply entrenched in public service. His late father, the Honorable Filemon B. Vela, served as a United States District judge for over 20 years in the Brownsville Division of the Southern District of Texas. Fil’s mother was mayor of Brownsville. His wife Rose is a Justice on the 13th Court of Appeals. Other relatives have served and serve as elected and appointed officials at the local, state and national levels. Fil is committed to carrying on that legacy. Filemon Vela not only has the sound reputation, broad support, and outstanding name to win the Congressional seat in that region, but he will also be an important and pragmatic voice for South Texas and for all of us in the Southern District of Texas.

I hope you will join me and others in welcoming and supporting Filemon Vela this week at Backstreet Cafe. And, of course, I hope you will make a financial contribution to his campaign Attached to this email are an invitation to Thursday’s reception and a Contribution Form.

Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you on Thursday.

CHESNEY: IS HE FIT TO PRESIDE OVER COURT FIVE AFTER LIES, COVERUPS AND NOW BLOOD POSSIBLY ON HIS HANDS??

CHESNEY CANNOT SUPPRESS THE FIRST AMENDMENT OR THE OUTRAGE OF THE PUBLIC WITH HIS POOR PERFORMANCE AND DECEIT!!!

IS BRENT CHESNEY FIT TO SERVE AFTER RELEASING TEENS TO MURDER AN 88 YEAR OLD WOMEN? JUDGE ISSUES A GAG ORDER ON ATTORNEYS AND KICKS OUT MEDIA TO COVER HIS TRACKS AND WIPE BLOOD OFF HIS HANDS!!!
Last year El Defenzor questioned the qualifications of Brent Chesney to serve as a judge. Time and time again he has disappointed us by awful rulings and denying justice to the poor. Because of Republican “Game of Throne” where Chesney was offered the judge spot instead of running against a district judge or Connie Scott he has taken a very vital court and many argue he is unqualified and lacks the judicial temperament to serve.
El Defenzor has learned through public records that Chesney lied to the Governor’s office when he tried unsuccessfully to gain the appointment which Missy Medary bested him out of when Nelda Gonzalez Ramos moved up for federal judge. He reported told the governors office he had tried many cases. When the Governors office checked his background they found NO TRIALS by Chesney who’s practice consisted of contested hearings and real estate transactions before taking on this tough court.
To make matters worse he has stubbornly refused to recuse himself when he has been painfully biased and refused to listen to evidence on more than one case and appointed lawyers who were conflicted in represented parties according to at least one court record costing the tax payers tens of thousands of dollars when he finally “smelled the coffee” and stepped aside to allow another judge to preside over a high profile matter.
To even worsen this horrible kangaroo court he randomly issues gag orders to avoid media scrutiny and kicks camera crews out. In this latest debacle where he allowed two 15 year old boys to roam free and murder an 88 year old he has issued a gag order on the attorneys! What is Chesney hiding but his own incompetence and his stubborn pride, lack of integrity and judicial temperament, and worse yet, the utter lack of experience in trying much less presiding over cases. Many lawyers have fled his courtroom and it is whispered because he does not know what he is doing and stubbornly refuses to admit it. Judge Longoria, presiding Judge over the area, reportedly shakes his head at Chesney’s judgment as well as the county commissioners. Many Republicans feel he has become an embarrassment and now what they thought was a safe “island of Elba” that they could leave him marooned on, known as “kitty court” has bled onto the streets and caused the murder of an elderly woman. Public outrage must be heard. A judge cannot suppress the media or the 1st amendment as he sees fit.
Finally, it is reported he is denying poor adults being stripped of their children the right to an attorney at critical times during the child termination phase and is heartlessly doing this and at the last 30 days after months of Child Protective Services proving their case for termination he then appoints an attorney who has an uphill battle.
LETS LOOK AT WHAT CHESNEY CAUSED AND THE BLOOD THIS MAN HAS ON HIS HANDS (this is what Judge Chesney wants the public to forget, that he released at least one of those accused when the parents begged him to detain the boy!!!!!):
THE CALLER TIMES REPORTED ON JANUARY 14, 2012 THAT…
two 15-year-old boys were detained Friday related to the fatal stabbing of an 88-year-old Corpus Christi woman. Residents of a multiunit apartment building in the 200 block of South Tancahua Street reported hearing unusual noises from the woman’s residence about 1 a.m. and called police.
Officers arrived to find the woman in the unit’s living room unconscious and bleeding from apparent stab wounds, according to a police spokesman.
She was taken to Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial in critical condition, where she later died.
Authorities have not released her name because her next of kin hasn’t been located.
Police searched nearby Blucher Park and the surrounding area for hours Friday looking for evidence, and a suspect blocking off several city streets into the morning.
At about 4 a.m., a patrol officer found two teens walking in the 400 block of South Tancahua Street, one who matched a description of a male with a shaved head seen fleeing the woman’s apartment, police said.
The officer discovered one of the 15-year-olds had an outstanding burglary warrant and detained them both on curfew violation. The boys had items on them believed to have been taken from the woman’s home, police said. The teens were taken Friday morning to the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center and both were detained on suspicion of capital murder. (CAN CHESNEY EVEN CERTIFY THEM WHEN HE HIMSELF SHOULD BE CALLED AS A FACT WITNESS BY MARK SKURKA BECAUSE HE RELEASED THEM TO ALLEGEDLY KILL?)
During a press conference Friday afternoon at the Corpus Christi police station, Nueces County District Attorney Mark Skurka said his office plans to petition for a hearing to have the boys certified as adults.
“We are committed to bringing these two to justice,” he said. (WHAT ABOUT THE JUDGE WHO RELEASED THEM, D.A. SKURKA?)?
In Texas, anyone 17 and younger cannot receive the death penalty, Skurka said. If convicted of capital murder, the teens would face an automatic life in prison sentence. (COULD ALL THIS BEEN PREVENTED BY HAVING A MORE EXPERIENCED JUDGE? COULD A LIFE HAVE BEEN SAVED? IS THIS EMBARRASSMENT FORMERLY KNOWN AS A GOLDEN BOY OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY FINALLY BRINGING THE CHICKENS HOME TO ROOST WITH HIS INEPT JUDICIAL DECISIONS AND UTTER LACK OF EXPERIENCE?)
Police officials said burglary appears to be the motive for the attack. The teens apparently received bogus information that the woman had a substantial amount of money in the apartment, a police spokesman said. Police would not say whether they had recovered a weapon used in the attack.
At Friday’s news conference, Interim Police Chief Richard Badaracco commended the quick work of the department’s patrol officers and said the burglary appeared to be random.
“We want to assure the community, and particularly this neighborhood, that this was an isolated incident that led to this tragic death,” he said. ( A TRAGIC DEATH THAT WAS INITIATED BY THE DOMINO AFFECT OF CHESNEY!)
The death is the second official homicide of the year. On Jan. 3, a 71-year-old woman was found shot to death by her estranged husband, who also killed himself, in a home off Ocean Drive.
EXCERPTS FROM THE CALLER TIMES

PRESS RELEASE FROM LOPEZ BROADCASTING: MAYOR TO HONOR, TV AND RADIO GREAT HUMBERTO LOZANO LOPEZ!

Press Release

At 1145am Tuesday January 17th 2012 Mayor Joe Adame of Corpus Christi will read a proclamation and designate January 22nd 2012 as Humberto Lozano Day . Press is invited to cover this event at city hall chambers. Humberto dedicated over 55 years in broadcasting and started his broadcasting career by being the voice of the American GI Forum and was hand picked by Dr Hector P Garcia. Mr Lopez did voice overs for several movies in Spanish like General Patton and Bruce Lee movies. He had one the first national Spanish language tv show which was seen nation wide on the Spanish International Network which is now Univision. He built several radio and tv stations in Corpus Christi, Victoria and San Antonio. In 1989 he built KMIQ FM Majic Q 104 which was was one of the first spanish fm's in the country along with his wife and son. January 22nd 2012 would had been Humberto 75th birthday! Humberto was recognized with a US congressional proclamation state legislative and senate proclamation and received the key of the city of Corpus Christi twice for his service in providing excellent coverage of city issues to his community.

Carlos Lopez was quoted as saying what a great honor it is not only for the memory of his father but for all Hispanics he served and he helped throughout his many years of broadcasting and to the legacy he leaves behind. "My father was a great man and a voice for the community. As I have said in the past and I will underline tomorrow at the proclamation honoring him with a day here in Corpus Christi, although he was very blessed, he always said his family was his greatest accomplishment, he loved his family and his community and that's why even though he could have lived anywhere, he stayed here."

Carlos Lopez said his father never turned down the opportunity to help those in need. He used his media networks to raise funds and give back to local families, churches and charities. Many a family voiced their gratitude when a sickly child was in need of medicine or doctors or when funds were lacking to bury a loved one. Humberto and his family were always there to get out the word and do so today to help the less fortunate.


General Counsel Joe Flores, remembers Humberto Lozano Lopez in these words,"To this day, it's a great loss to all of us," said Joe Flores, attorney for the KTMV Media Network. "He was a giant of a man, he was a pioneer. He gave a voice to those who could not speak for themselves. I honor him by thanking him at the beginning of each political and legal segment of our show. I salute the city and the mayor for recognizing this man, particularly following a tremendous day honoring another great man, Dr. Martin Luther King. May he rest in peace and God bless his family who give so much to the community."