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| spouse=(1) Elvira Salinas (died 1982)
| spouse=(1) Elvira Salinas (died 1982)
(2) Angelina Casso de Salinas
(2) Angelina Casso de Salinas
|children=Elvira Luisa Salinas (deceased)<br>
|children=Elvira Luisa Salinas (deceased)
E. D. Salinas, II (deceased)<br>
E. D. Salinas, II (deceased)<br>
Edward R. Salinas
Edward R. Salinas
National Autonomous University of Mexico}}
National Autonomous University of Mexico}}
'''Ezequiel David Salinas, Sr.''' (March 20, 1908 – March 13, 2007), was a [[Mexico|Mexican]]-[[United States|American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state court [[judge]] from his home city of [[Laredo]] in Webb County in south [[Texas]], known for his advocacy of [[civil rights]] for the [[Hispanic]] community. In the late 1940s, Salinas was defeated in a race for the Texas House of Representatives but was elected to the 111th District Court in 1950. He served in that position until 1974.
'''Ezequiel David Salinas, Sr.''' (March 20, 1908 – March 13, 2007), was a [[Mexico|Mexican]]-[[United States|American]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state court [[judge]] from his home city of [[Laredo]] in Webb County in south [[Texas]], known for his advocacy of [[civil rights]] for the [[Hispanic]] community. In the late 1940s, Salinas was defeated in a race for the Texas House of Representatives but was elected to the 111th District Court in 1950. He served in that position until 1974.
==Biography==
Salinas was born to Ezequiel Salinas (1883–1976) and the former Luisa Gonzalez (1888–1972) of Laredo. He attended public schools and graduated from the former Laredo High School, thereafter Martin High School before he headed for the [[University of Texas]] to study law. He was then awarded an E. D. Farmer International Scholarship in international law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in [[Mexico City]].
Salinas was born to Ezequiel Salinas (1883–1976) and the former Luisa Gonzalez (1888–1972) of Laredo. He attended public schools and graduated from the former Laredo High School, thereafter Martin High School before he headed for the [[University of Texas]] to study law. He was then awarded an E. D. Farmer International Scholarship in international law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in [[Mexico City]].
He wrote numerous articles on civil rights during the early years of his law practice. In 1939, Salinas became the eleventh president, and the first Laredoan, of the national [[interest group]], the League of United Latin American Citizens. In 1955, another prominent Laredoan, [[Oscar M. Laurel]], assumed the LULAC presidency for a single one-year term. During the 1940s and 1950s, Salinas worked to establish LULAC chapters in parts of Texas where none had previously existed. He was instrumental in persuading contemporaries in [[Austin]] to rid Texas of the poll tax, which was finally ended nationally through the 24th Amendment to the [[United States Constitution]] coupled with the ''Harper v. Virginia'' decision in 1966 of the [[United States Supreme Court]].
He wrote numerous articles on civil rights during the early years of his law practice. In 1939, Salinas became the eleventh president, and the first Laredoan, of the national [[interest group]], the League of United Latin American Citizens. In 1955, another prominent Laredoan, [[Oscar M. Laurel]], assumed the LULAC presidency for a single one-year term. During the 1940s and 1950s, Salinas worked to establish LULAC chapters in parts of Texas where none had previously existed. He was instrumental in persuading contemporaries in [[Austin]] to rid Texas of the poll tax, which was finally ended nationally through the 24th Amendment to the [[United States Constitution]] coupled with the ''Harper v. Virginia'' decision in 1966 of the [[United States Supreme Court]].