Background

Undeniably Qualified

After graduating Texas Tech School of Law in 1997, Judge Hicks opened his own law office, the Law Offices of Bill D. Hicks in the hill country, outside of Austin, Texas. In 1998, he closed that practice and moved to El Paso, Texas where he joined the 34th Judicial District Attorney's Office.

​Judge Hicks served the people of El Paso, Hudspeth, and Culberson Counties, for 12 1/2 years as an Assistant District Attorney, as a Special Prosecutor assigned to the Metro Narcotics Task Force, the Senior Trial Attorney on the Special Crimes Unit, the Senior Trial Attorney in Charge of Down-District Prosecutions, and finally as a Trial Team Chief in charge of supervising and training new prosecutors in the D.A.'s office.

​During his time with the District Attorney's office, he was cross-designated as a Special Assistant United States Attorney and prosecuted in federal court from 2003 to 2008. Then Assistant District Attorney Bill D. Hicks prosecuted everything from Class C misdemeanor offenses all the way up to and including Capital Murder charges.

In 2010 a vacancy opened in the State District Court in El Paso County. Bill Hicks and about 22 other people applied with the Governor's office for the appointment to fill that vacancy. After a very long process, that involved an extensive background check and multiple interviews, Bill D. Hicks was appointed as the Judge of the 243rd State District Court, here in El Paso, Texas. Judge Hicks served from late 2010 until the very end of 2012. As Judge of the 243rd District Court, he maintained a positive case disposition, which means that throughout his tenure, he disposed of more case than were assigned to his court. Judge Hicks presided over 26 criminal felony and civil jury trials while on the bench, to include several multi-million dollar civil cases. Judge Hicks received very high approval ratings from the attorneys in the El Paso Bar Association.

​After leaving the bench, now former-Judge Hicks reopened The Law Office of Bill D. Hicks with a focus on mediation and arbitration, with Judge Hicks being a qualified Mediator. The practice was a general litigation practice.

​In 2014, the Law Office of Bill D. Hicks merged with the law firm Ellis and Ortega to form Ortega, McGlashan, Hicks & Perez PLLC, "OMHP." This law firm flourished for six years as a general litigation law firm with a focus on personal injury cases.

On May 1, 2020, Judge Hicks left OMHP and reopened The Law Office of Bill D. Hicks P.C., with a focus on excellent customer care as we navigate you through your legal issues. For over two years, Judge Hicks managed a general litigation practice balanced between personal injury cases, family law cases and criminal defense (both state and federal). Then, in late 2022, public service once again called on Judge Hicks. Our community found itself with a failed District Attorney. The elected District Attorney had resigned her office leaving the DA's office, and indeed our entire criminal justice system in chaos. Judge Hicks stepped up and was appointed District Attorney of the 34th Judicial District Attorney's Office on December 15, 2022.

Over the two years that District Attorney Hicks served his community, he was responsible for rehiring key personnel; eliminating a 14,000 case backlog in the Intake Division of the DA's office; pushing through the execution of the "first Walmart case", David Renteria who had kidnapped and murdered Alexandra Flores a little girl he had kidnapped from a lower valley Walmart; implementing the "Justice for Juniors" Program; implementing the "School Threats Are No Joke" video for our school districts; reorganizing the El Paso County Truancy Plan, which had lapsed for over a decade; implemented long-term recruiting policies for the DA's office; reorganized and implemented staff accountability measures; implemented law enforcement roundtable meetings; re-engaged law enforcement contacts; and created an atmosphere of public accountability and transparency within the DA's office. DA Hicks embodied what it is to be a true "Public Servant."

On January 1, 2025, former Judge and former DA Bill D. Hicks returned to private practice to once again represent his client's interests and to be their Voice for Justice! He once again is heading the Law Office of Bill D. Hicks P.C., which is now focused on civil litigation and injury cases. If you have been injured through the negligence of someone else, let the most qualified lawyer in West Texas fight for you, let former Judge and former DA Bill D. Hicks be YOUR VOICE FOR JUSTICE!

With over 25 years of legal experience; with over 125 jury trials behind him; with the experience of having been in every advocate's position in the courtroom; with the unique experience of having been a State District Court Judge and having served as the Chief Prosecutor for three counties; there is no question that Judge Bill D. Hicks is undeniably qualified to serve as Your Voice for Justice and to FIGHT FOR YOU!

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Qualifications

WHO IS JUDGE BILL D. HICKS?

BAR ADMISSIONS:

  • Texas, 1997
  • Federal Western District of Texas 2001
EDUCATION:
  • J.D., Texas Tech School of Law, 1997
  • B.S., Texas A&M University, 1994
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
  • College of the State Bar of Texas: 2013 - Present
  • El Paso Bar Association - Board of Directors: 2015 - 2018
  • El Paso Bar Association - Member: 2000 - Present
  • Federal Bar Association - Member: 2001 - Present
  • Texas State District Judge's Association: 2010 - 2012
  • Texas District and County Attorneys Association: 1998 - 2010
  • Texas Young Lawyers Association: 1997 - 2005

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

  • Rotary Club of El Paso - (President: 2017-2018) 2006 - present
  • Make A Wish El Paso - Advisory Board: 2010 - present
  • El Paso Child Crisis Center - Board of Directors 2022 - present
  • Vitalent Blood Services - Advisory Board - 2022 - present
  • El Paso County Ethics Commissioner: 2016 - 2020
  • City of El Paso Ethics Commissioner: 2019 - 2020
  • El Paso County Special Condemnation Commissioner: 2017-2019
  • High School Mock Trial Coach: 2006 - 2011
  • El Paso A&M Club - (President: 2013 - 2015) 1999 - present
SPECIAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
  • National Association of Distinguished Counsel - Top One Percent of Attorneys
  • AVVO - Superb "10" Rated
  • American Institute of Family Law Attorneys - 2015-2022 Ten Best in Texas, Client Satisfaction Award
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers - National Trial Lawyers Association 2018-present
  • Best Personal Injury Attorneys in El Paso - Expertise
  • Presidential Citation Award - Rotary Club of El Paso
  • Paul Harris Fellow - Rotary Club of El Paso
  • Melvin Jones Fellowship - Downtown Lions Club of El Paso

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