Joshua J. Caldwell is a board-certified attorney in Civil Appellate Law with experience in civil litigation, as well as extensive research and legal analysis. His work as a senior staff attorney for Justice Gina M. Benavides at the Thirteenth Court of Appeals helped decide appeals across the State of Texas in various areas of the law, including: commercial and business litigation, insurance disputes, procedure, and personal injury.

Prior to his tenure at the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, Josh practiced law for a civil litigation firm that represented injured individuals throughout South Texas. Born in Arkansas, Josh was raised along the Texas-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley, where he continues to maintain strong ties. Josh is able to assist Spanish-speaking clients.

Josh received his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 2010 and his Bachelor of Arts in Government with honors from the former University of Texas at Brownsville, now the University of Texas—Rio Grande Valley.  During law school, Josh served as a staff writer for The Scholar: St. Mary’s Law Review on Race & Social Justice, and he also served as a teaching assistant at St. Mary’s University’s School of Law’s Civil Justice Clinic, helping indigent clients receive legal access throughout San Antonio and the Texas-Mexico border.

Prior to attending law school, Josh served as a journalist for a daily newspaper and also interned for the Clinton Foundation at its headquarters in New York City.

Josh is an active member of Law-Related Education at the State Bar of Texas. In 2014, Josh was recognized as a co-recipient of the State Bar of Texas Presidents’ Award by then-State Bar of Texas President Lisa Tatum for his work in promoting law related education programs to elementary students throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Josh has co-authored numerous continuing legal-education papers and presentations on civil and criminal law matters. Alongside Justice Benavides, Josh has co-authored an upcoming article slated for publication in the St. Mary’s Law Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics entitled: “An Annotated Guide and Commentary of the Texas Standards of Appellate Conduct.”