Dorina Ramos
How Judge Ramos rules, drawn from 4 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Ramos no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Ramos decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
Ramos treated purposeful, direct recruiting activity in Texas as sufficient forum contact even when the employer's business and worksite were elsewhere.
“Once contacted by TWC, the Defendants relied on the services of TWC to facilitate Defendants’ in-state recruitment efforts and, specifically, to recruit and ultimately hire the Plaintiffs.”
In extradition proceedings, she treated reliable identity evidence as indispensable and denied certification when the respondent was demonstrably the wrong person.
“This is a textbook case of mistaken identity, and the governments of the U.S. and Mexico, in the interests of justice, ought to have conceded that fact.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Having determined that the evidence proffered by the United Mexican States is insufficient, according to the laws of the United States, to justify committal for trial, the extradition request must be in all things DENIED.”
“Having determined that Armando Munguia has validly agreed to be extradited to the United Mexican States, extradition should occur without further proceedings, and the United States of America shall take all measures under its laws to expedite the extradition.”
“After the hearing had been adjourned, and having carefully studied the legal and factual issues, the undersigned denied Respondent’s motions to abate and dismiss this case.”
“Having determined that the evidence proffered by the United Mexican States is sufficient to sustain the charges in accordance with the applicable legal standards, the court determines that the present extradition request should be GRANTED in all things, and the undersigned hereby CERTIFIES the same to the Secretary of State of the United States of America.”
“As such, the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction is denied as to all the Defendants.”
“The Defendants’ Motion to Transfer Venue is denied for the reasons explained below.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The sampled civil matters include Social Security review, farmworker and wage litigation, insurance disputes, forfeiture, debt collection, and personal-injury cases. The sample was chosen to test historical and later text retention rather than to estimate the full docket mix.
A historical record
Judge Ramos no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.