This petition is asking for Judge Saldana to be recused from D8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez DWI case due to a political connection with her family and inability to be impartial.

D8 Councilwoman Ivalis Meza Gonzalez is scheduled to appear before Judge Gloria Saldana in County Court of Law #9 on Monday August 25th for her second DWI from July 24th. 

Judge Saldana has Democratic political ties as well a political association to the Meza family, to include Ivalis.

Choco Meza is the mother of Ivalis Meza Gonzalez. Choco was the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, and an active leader in both the Bexar County and Texas Democratic Party. 

Judge Saldana has been involved in the same political organizations, alongside Choco Meza where both were attendees or officials of the organizations. Both were honored by the Tejano Democrats at the 5th Annual Hall of Justice Awards Dinner in July 2016. Both were officials of the NW Bexar Dems at the 11/17/12 meeting - verified by online documentation the long standing association they had. 

Please sign this petition by 8/17/25 going to both Judge Saldana and The Honorable Judge Peter Sakai who oversees all municipal judges.  It is alerting them of the public's awareness of the connection and asking that in order for there to be a fair hearing in the aforementioned case a new judge be assigned that is impartial and unbiased with has no family ties.