El Paso political pioneer and first woman El Paso County Judge Alicia Chacón died at the age of 87, her family told the El Paso Times .

Chacón, who turned 87 on Nov. 11, was a historic figure in the El Paso community that she loved and served her entire life. She was the first woman to serve as El Paso County judge and the first Hispanic in more than 100 years when she was elected to the seat in 1990.

Former President Jimmy Carter also appointed her as regional director of the Small Business Administration in 1978.

Ysleta Independent School District named one of its elementary schools after her in 1995 — the Alicia R. Chacón International School. The El Paso County Commissioners Courtroom was also named in her honor in 2022.

Chacón was born in Canutillo and raised in the Ysleta a

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