Governor appoints San Antonio judge Valenzuela to Fourth Court of Appeals FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Judge Lori I. Valenzuela addresses attorneys during the murder trial of Michael Scott Quinn in 437th District Court in 2016. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News).Kin Man Hui /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Judge Lori I. Valenzuela chats with military veterans at an informal gathering after a Felony Veterans Treatment Court session in 2018. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Kin Man Hui /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed state District Judge Lori I. Valenzuela to fill a vacant seat on the Fourth Court of Appeals.