JUDGE TERRENCE L. HOLMES

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1 JUDGE TERRENCE L. HOLMES 455 Milam (409) PERSONAL Married Tammy Holmes, Registered Nurse Children Tamaria Holmes, Educator Brittanie Holmes, Attorney at Law EDUCATION Thurgood Marshall School of Law Texas Southern University Juris Doctorate Class Rank: 3 Honors and Awards: Magna Cum Laude, National Dean s List ( ) Dean s List American Bar Association Scholastic Achievement Award West Publishing Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Highest Grade in Basic Federal Tax (Spring 1989) Activities Academic Standing Committee: Student Member and Research Assistant Christian Law Students Association Prairie View A&M University Master of Science Soil Science Southern University B.S Liberal Studies Prairie View, Texas Baton Rouge, LA G.W CARVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL High School Diploma New Orleans, LA

2 2006 Morehouse College Interdenominational Theological Center Certificate in Theology 2006 The Gospel Ministry Certificate of Ordination 2003 The Gospel Ministry Certificate of License CERTIFICATES Present City Magistrate EXPERIENCE Serves on a part-time basis with the other municipal magistrates while maintaining his law practice. Presides over a variety of hearings including criminal jury and non-jury trials, pre-trial conferences, juvenile cases, Class C misdemeanors in the enforcement of city ordinances, traffic violations, criminal misdemeanors, property disputes and other cases appropriately tried in Municipal Court. Accepts pleas of guilty and nolo contendere and enters judgments. Imposes fines and advises defendants of their rights and options. Works under the direction of the Chief Magistrate and adheres to any procedures or policies adopted by City Council Present Private Practice Attorney At Law Licensed by the Texas Supreme Court to practice in all areas of law Licensed by the Eastern District of the United States District Court (1995). Legal experience in both civil and criminal law Texas Education Agency Austin, Texas Certified Hearing Examiner Appointed by the Commission of Education Presided over appeals by teachers against school districts Conducted pretrial telephone conferences Wrote recommendations based on Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law KALO RADIO 1250-AM The Law and You Radio Show Co-host of a weekly legal information radio talk show

3 1996 Lamar Institute of Technology Part-time Instructor Taught fire service and the law Thurgood Marshall School of Law Adjunct Law Professor Taught trial preparation, strategy and technique Orange County Attorney s Office Orange, Texas Assistant County Attorney Prosecuted criminal misdemeanor and felony cases Prosecuted civil cases Defended civil lawsuits against Orange County, Texas Forfeited drug related criminal assets Forfeited Bonds Attended the Texas District and County Attorney s Association prosecutor trial skills course Attended the Texas Department of public safety driver improvement seminar Attended the Law Enforcement coordinating committee seminar on Asset and forfeiture. Wrote appellate Briefs and presented appellate oral arguments Burney, Caggins and Hartfield Law Clerk United States Department of Agriculture Southern Regional Rice Research Laboratory Laboratory Technician Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Rice Research Center Research Technician PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION (PAST/PRESENT) State Bar of Texas United States District Court- Eastern District of Texas Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association College of the State Bar of Texas (1994) Jefferson County Bar Association Jefferson County Black Lawyers Association

4 Jefferson County Criminal Defense Bar Association Orange County Bar Association COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES (PAST /PRESENT) A-TEAM Tutorial Program (St. John Missionary Baptist Church ( ) Beaumont City Reinvestment Zone No. 1 Board of Directors ( ) Beaumont City Historical Landmark Commission ( ) Southeast Texas Community Development Corp. Board of Directors ( ) Beaumont Metropolitan YMCA Board of Directors ( ) L. L. Melton YMCA Board of Directors ( ) Police Activities League Board of Directors Beaumont Branch NAACP General Counsel (1991) Life Member of NAACP (Present) Mae Jones-Clark Elementary School (formerly known as French Elementary) School Volunteer, Mentor and Tutor (2008-present) Fletcher Elementary School Special Friend Program ( ) MLK Middle School Mentor ( ) Beaumont Housing Authority Mentor (1995) Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering Programs ( ) Junior Achievers Program ( ) Beaumont Area Brotherhood Union ( ) Save our Sons (Criminal Justice Committee) ( ) Beaumont Kappa League Guide Right Director ( ) Prep Basketball Coach Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club ( ) Schlesinger Geriatric Center Volunteer ( ) Inner City Hands Up Ministry Volunteer Jefferson County Bar Association Pipeline Project (2009-present) City of Beaumont Evelyn Lord Teen Court (2009-present) STARS Mentor Lamar University (2013) Garth House Board (2013-Present) Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce (2013-Present) RECOGNITION AND AWARDS 1993 Spotlight Magazine Feature Story Beaumont Independent School District Outstanding Volunteer 1994 Salvation Army Prep Basketball Coach of the Year Mahogany Messenger Newspaper Feature Story Texas Black Pages Feature Story 1995 National Guide Right Director of the Year (Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.) Fletcher Award Beaumont Housing Authority and Vista Volunteers Appreciation Award

5 1997 MLK Middle School Certificate of Appreciation 2000 Certificate of Appreciation IEA (Ben s Kids Street Law Clinic Institutional for Educational Advertisement) 2000 St. John Missionary Baptist Church Certificate of Merit (Junior Mission Workshop) 2011 Certificate of Appreciation S.O.C. Children in Motion, Inc. 2010, 2011 Certificate of Appreciation French Elementary School Father/Son Night (Pipeline Project) 2012, 2013 Certificate of Appreciation Mae Jones-Clark Elementary School Father/Son Night (Pipeline Project) Motto: Before Success is Preparation