Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman will speak at Red Mass Oct. 1

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Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman will be the keynote speaker at the Diocese of Corpus Christi’s annual Red Mass to be held at Corpus Christi Cathedral on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m.

Justice Guzman is the first Hispanic woman elected to statewide office in Texas having been elected to a full term in November 2010, after she was appointed to serve on the Supreme Court of Texas by Governor Rick Perry in 2009.

She has served at three levels of the Texas judiciary. She began her judicial service on the 309th District Court in Harris County, after an appointment by then-Governor George W. Bush. Justice Guzman then served for almost a decade on the Houston-based 14th Court of Appeals.

Now in her 15th year on the bench, Justice Guzman has consistently received high marks in judicial evaluation polls.

The Red Mass is a time-honored custom to recognize the judicial community. This tradition continues today in the Diocese of Corpus Christi, as a time for members of the legal community and for all the faithful to come together and pray for the cause of justice.