HOUSTON: Three Indo-American Democrats have been sworn in as Fort Bend County judges in the United States.
At a ceremony on Sunday, Juli A Mathew, CP George, and Surendran K Pattel sworn in as Fort Bend County Judges, along with other newly elected and re-elected officials. Juli A Mathew, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to a bench in the United States four years ago, was re-elected to a second term after beating her Republican opponent Andrew Dornburg. Mathew, from Thiruvalla in Kerala, was sworn in via video conference.
George, the first Native American to hold office in Fort Bend County, won a second term as county judge in a close race in the November election. He hails from the city of Kakkodu in Kerala.
George, a 57-year-old Democrat whose victory in 2018 made him a trailblazer in the Houston area and beyond, said he hopes it stays that way now that he’s gotten four more years in as CEO of one of the most diverse. and the fastest growing counties in the country. He said community engagement will be his administration’s top priority.
The county also hosted District Court Judge Pattel, who edged out the Republican Edward M Krenek in the running for the 240th judicial district in November. The 52-year-old, originally from Kerala, with over 25 years’ experience, has been a lawyer in Texas since 2009, before which he was a lawyer in India, where he obtained his law degree in 1995 from the University of Calicut. According to his website, in 2015 Pattel was elected president of the Malayalee Association of Greater Houston, a 2,500-member nonprofit that serves more than 12,000 Indian families.
At a ceremony on Sunday, Juli A Mathew, CP George, and Surendran K Pattel sworn in as Fort Bend County Judges, along with other newly elected and re-elected officials. Juli A Mathew, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to a bench in the United States four years ago, was re-elected to a second term after beating her Republican opponent Andrew Dornburg. Mathew, from Thiruvalla in Kerala, was sworn in via video conference.
George, the first Native American to hold office in Fort Bend County, won a second term as county judge in a close race in the November election. He hails from the city of Kakkodu in Kerala.
George, a 57-year-old Democrat whose victory in 2018 made him a trailblazer in the Houston area and beyond, said he hopes it stays that way now that he’s gotten four more years in as CEO of one of the most diverse. and the fastest growing counties in the country. He said community engagement will be his administration’s top priority.
The county also hosted District Court Judge Pattel, who edged out the Republican Edward M Krenek in the running for the 240th judicial district in November. The 52-year-old, originally from Kerala, with over 25 years’ experience, has been a lawyer in Texas since 2009, before which he was a lawyer in India, where he obtained his law degree in 1995 from the University of Calicut. According to his website, in 2015 Pattel was elected president of the Malayalee Association of Greater Houston, a 2,500-member nonprofit that serves more than 12,000 Indian families.
