Surendran Pattel | |
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Judge for the 240th Texas District Court in Fort Bend County | |
Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Frank Fraley |
Personal details | |
Born | May 29,1971 |
Alma mater | Government Law College,Kozhikode,University of Calicut,University of Houston |
Surendran Pattel (born May 29,1971) is an Indian-born American lawyer who is a judge for the 240th Texas District Court in Fort Bend County. [1]
He was born in Kasargod,Kerala May 29,1971 [2] as the fourth child of his parents who were labourers. [3] He was grown up in poverty. [4] In his early age,he rolled cigarettes. [5] He was dropout from his school. [6] His parents were poor and they were depended on meager wages. [7] He is founder of a law firm. [8]
He got law degree from University of Calicut. [9] He began his career by starting practicing in Hosdurg taluk in 1996 and Delhi in 2005. [10] He has also fought cases in Supreme Court of India. [11] In 2007,when his wife was selected to work in medical center in United States,they moved to Houston. [12]
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