Francisco X. Dominguez is married to Lynn Coyle, who is also his law partner.  Together, they are raising a son and a daughter who already know and understand the essential values of fairness, equality, kindness and compassion.

Francisco has been a civil rights attorney for close to 20 years.  He began his career as a public defender with the Manhattan Office of the New York Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Division.  After then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani threatened to break the contract with close to 1,200 legal aid attorneys, and after receiving an offer to return home, Francisco returned in 1994 to work for Texas Rural Legal Aid, representing farmworkers and garment workers.  

After 5 1/2 years of representing low-wage workers, Francisco went to work as a Trial Attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where he represented victims of workplace discrimination.  

On January 7, 2002, Francisco opened his own law practice, where he has successfully handled hundreds of civil rights and employment cases.  

Francisco has been recognized professionally as a Texas Super Lawyer, has received the Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center Border Hero Award, the El Paso Bar Association Professionalism Award, and the Socorro High School Outstanding Ex Award.  

Francisco believes that he is uniquely qualified for the position of Judge of the 205th District Court because of his professional recognition as a lawyer, not a politician.  Throughout his career he has been asked to speak at legal education conferences locally, regionally and nationally, including the national conventions of the American Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association.

Francisco has already received the recognition and endorsement of the Coalition of Public Safety, which includes the El Paso County Sheriff Officers Association, the El Paso Municipal Police Officers Association, the Border Patrol Union (Local 1929), and CLEAT (Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas). He has also received the endorsement of the Black El Paso Democrats, the El Paso Central Labor Union, the El Paso Fire Fighters Association and AFSCME Local 59 (the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees).