Angela Veronica Colmenero (born 1979) is an American attorney. She served as the interim Texas Attorney General from July 14 to September 16, 2023. She is the deputy chief of staff to Governor Greg Abbott and previously served as his principal deputy general counsel from 2021 to 2023. Colmenero has been confirmed to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Education
Colmenero is Hispanic-American and was born in 1979 in Austin, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She received a Juris Doctor from the Notre Dame Law School in 2004.
Career
Colmenero worked in the office of the Texas Attorney General for almost ten years where she held a number of positions including chief of the general litigation division and deputy chief of the special litigation division. In September 2018, she joined the Office of the Governor of Texas as a deputy general counsel. In November 2021, she was promoted by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to principal deputy general counsel. Colmenero was promoted to deputy chief of staff to the governor in June 2023. On July 14, 2023, Colmenero succeeded John B. Scott as the new interim Texas Attorney General.
Nomination to district court
On May 11, 2026, President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Colmenero to an undesignated seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. On May 12, 2026, Trump nominated her to the seat vacated by Judge Lee H. Rosenthal. On July 16, 2026, her nomination was reported to the Senate by a 11-10 party-line vote. On September 23, 2026, her nomination was confirmed by a 50–47 vote. She is awaiting her judicial commission.
See also
List of female state attorneys general in the United States List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists List of minority attorneys general in the United States
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