HOUSTON: Three Indian-American Democrats have taken oath as Fort Bend County Judges in the United States.
In a ceremony on Sunday, Juli A Mathew, KP George, and Surendran K Pattel were 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 judge’s bench in the US four years ago, was re-elected for a second term after defeating her Republican challenger Andrew Dornburg. Mathew, a native of Thiruvalla in Kerala, was sworn in via videoconferencing.
George, the first IndianAmerican to hold an office in Fort Bend County, won a second term as the county’sjudge in a narrow race in the November elections. He hails from Kerala’s Kakkodu city.
George, a 57-year-old Democrat, whose win in 2018 made him a trailblazer in the Houston area and beyond, said he hopes it stays that way now that he’s been granted another four years as the chief executive for one of the most diverse and fastest-growing counties in the country. He said that community engagement will be the top priority for his administration.
The county also welcomed District Court Judge Pattel, who edged Republican Edward M Krenek in the race for the 240th Judicial District in November. The 52-yearold, a native of Kerala, with an experience of over 25 years has been a Texas attorney since 2009, prior to which he was a lawyer in India, where he earned his law Degree in 1995 from the University of Calicut. According to his website, in 2015, Pattel was elected as the president of the Malayalee Association of Greater Houston, a 2,500-member nonprofit organisation that serves more than 12,000 Indian families.
In a ceremony on Sunday, Juli A Mathew, KP George, and Surendran K Pattel were 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 judge’s bench in the US four years ago, was re-elected for a second term after defeating her Republican challenger Andrew Dornburg. Mathew, a native of Thiruvalla in Kerala, was sworn in via videoconferencing.
George, the first IndianAmerican to hold an office in Fort Bend County, won a second term as the county’sjudge in a narrow race in the November elections. He hails from Kerala’s Kakkodu city.
George, a 57-year-old Democrat, whose win in 2018 made him a trailblazer in the Houston area and beyond, said he hopes it stays that way now that he’s been granted another four years as the chief executive for one of the most diverse and fastest-growing counties in the country. He said that community engagement will be the top priority for his administration.
The county also welcomed District Court Judge Pattel, who edged Republican Edward M Krenek in the race for the 240th Judicial District in November. The 52-yearold, a native of Kerala, with an experience of over 25 years has been a Texas attorney since 2009, prior to which he was a lawyer in India, where he earned his law Degree in 1995 from the University of Calicut. According to his website, in 2015, Pattel was elected as the president of the Malayalee Association of Greater Houston, a 2,500-member nonprofit organisation that serves more than 12,000 Indian families.
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