Retired United States Army Reserve Lt. Colonel and 13th Court of Appeals Chief Justice Jaime Tijerina honors United States veterans as keynote speaker during the 12th annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at Texas Southmost College Performing Arts Center in Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Speaking to a Veterans Day audience at Texas Southmost College, the chief justice in waiting on the 13th Texas Court of Appeals urged people to remember the support provided to veterans by their families.
Justice Jaime Tijerina, re-elected last week to the Corpus Christi-based 13th Court of Appeals, said his wife proudly displays a certificate of appreciation at her workplace from the Department of the Army recognizing Tijerina’s service in the U.S. Army.
Tijerina is from McAllen, was deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan, and rose to the rank of Lt. Colonel.
“People ask her, did you serve? She says, no, my husband did. And I tell her, honey, you need to tell them you served as well. Without her, without my children, without my extended support group, and every veteran will tell tell you the same thing, without them, we would have not have been able to accomplish what we accomplished,” Tijerina said.
Texas Southmost College hosted its 12th annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at the Texas Southmost College Performing Arts Center in Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
