Judge Selena Alvarenga is the current Judge of the 460th Criminal District Court in Travis County. She is the first LGBT, Latina immigrant elected to the bench in Travis County. Judge Alvarenga grew up in San Salvador, El Salvador and received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Judge Alvarenga received her J.D from St. Mary’s school of Law and was admitted to the Texas bar in 1996. Before running for office, Judge Alvarenga was a criminal defense attorney with over two decades of trial experience. Outside of the courtroom, Judge Alvarenga has vast experience in the community at large as the former Presiding Director of the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, former Board Member of the Austin LGBTQ Bar Association and the Civil Rights and Immigration Law Section, and former City of Austin Public Safety Commission. She is a current board member of the Travis County Sobering Center and gives countless hours of volunteer service with various groups in the Austin community.
 
Thank you, Judge Alvarenga, for bringing your experience and compassion to the bench and continuing to be a strong voice in the community!