Dr. Jesús Gerardo Sotomayor Garza

Dr. JESÚS GERARDO SOTOMAYOR GARZA

UNIVERSITY DEGREES

• Law Degree from the current Faculty of Jurisprudence of the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
• Master in Justice and Law from the Autonomous University of the Northwest.
• PhD in Criminal Law from the Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Humanities, A.C.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

• Professor of Introduction to the Study of Law, Civil Law II (Property and Inheritance), Criminal Law (Specific Crimes), and Agrarian Law.
• Dean of the Faculty of Law of the Autonomous University of Coahuila, Torreón Unit (1978–1984), where he elevated the former School of Law and Social Sciences to the rank of Faculty.
• Founder of the first postgraduate studies in Law in the Lagunera Region of Coahuila and Durango.
• Full-time professor and researcher at the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
• Numerary Member of the Coahuilense College of Historical Research.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

• Court Clerk at the First Civil Court of First Instance in Saltillo, Coahuila.
• Public Defender at the First Criminal Court of First Instance in Torreón, Coahuila.
• Mixed Judge of First Instance in the Judicial District of Ríos Grande (Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila).
• Mixed Judge of First Instance in the Judicial District of San Pedro (San Pedro de las Colonias, Coahuila).
• Third Civil Court Judge of First Instance in the Judicial District of Viesca.
• Public Notary No. 56 in Torreón, Coahuila (currently on leave).
• Magistrate of the Second District Court.
• Magistrate of the Auxiliary Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of the State of Coahuila.
• Lecturer and speaker at numerous legal courses, seminars, and conferences.
• Founding member of the Regional Bar Association of La Laguna A.C., PVC Alumni Association, Regional Council of La Laguna Bar, La Laguna College of Historical Research, and Agrarian Lawyers College of Torreón.

PUBLICATIONS

• Author of numerous works, including: Birth, Development and Extinction of the Legal Relationship; Compendium of Agrarian Law (UAdeC); Agrarian Thoughts; Lagunera Annals; Assassinations; Historical Processes I and II; The Legal Profession (Porrúa, 4th ed.); The New Agrarian Law in Mexico (5th ed.); The P.V.C. (Its Origins); The Judiciary in Torreón; Lawyer’s Deontology (Porrúa, 2nd ed.); Criminal Proceedings in Independence and Revolution; The New Divorce in Mexico; Women in the Armed Movements in Mexico (2nd ed., Porrúa); History of Law and the Legal Profession; Decline and Historical Assassinations in Mexico.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

• Román Cepeda Flores Award, granted by the Autonomous University of Coahuila.
• Trascender Vínculo de Profesionistas Award.
• Third place and Honorable Mention in the essay contest Magdalena Mondragón (UAdeC).
• Honorable Mention in the State Literary Contest Julio Torri.
• Centenary Medal of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED), 2016.