State of Texas
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Clarissa SilvaRepublican Incumbent
John BallDemocraticOn ballot as
Clarissa Silva
John Ball
Current role
Justice, 13th Court of Appeals, Place 6 (elected 2020; in office since January 1, 2021)
Attorney in solo practice in McAllen; adjunct professor (per campaign)
Background
- Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice, University of Texas at San Antonio (per campaign)
- Law degree, Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University (2007)
- Licensed in Texas since 2008
- Board certified in juvenile law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (since 2015) (per campaign)
- Born and raised in Harlingen (per campaign)
- McAllen Memorial High School graduate (1995) (per campaign)
- Degree in political science, Texas A&M University (per campaign)
- Law degree, St. Mary's University School of Law (2004)
- Licensed in Texas since 2004
- Board certified in family law and criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Experience
- Author of more than 550 appellate opinions (per campaign)
- San Patricio County Attorney's Office, from 2017; represented the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (per campaign)
- Nueces County District Attorney's Office, from 2008; juvenile cases and abuse, neglect and exploitation cases (per campaign)
- Private practice, McAllen: family law and criminal law (per campaign)
- Worked in the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office Border Prosecution Unit (per campaign)
- Former elected trustee, McAllen Independent School District (per campaign)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
- Says she is committed to "protecting constitutional principles, preserving due process, and applying the law fairly to every person who appears before the court"
- Campaign site: integrity means "making decisions grounded in reason rather than bias or outside pressure"
Not found
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: committed to "protecting constitutional principles, preserving due process, and applying the law fairly to every person who appears before the court"
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Clarissa Silva
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Clarissa Silva
- Current role
- Justice, 13th Court of Appeals, Place 6 (elected 2020; in office since January 1, 2021)
- Background
- Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice, University of Texas at San Antonio (per campaign)
- Law degree, Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University (2007)
- Licensed in Texas since 2008
- Board certified in juvenile law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (since 2015) (per campaign)
- Born and raised in Harlingen (per campaign)
- Experience
- Author of more than 550 appellate opinions (per campaign)
- San Patricio County Attorney's Office, from 2017; represented the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (per campaign)
- Nueces County District Attorney's Office, from 2008; juvenile cases and abuse, neglect and exploitation cases (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Says she is committed to "protecting constitutional principles, preserving due process, and applying the law fairly to every person who appears before the court"
- Campaign site: integrity means "making decisions grounded in reason rather than bias or outside pressure"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: committed to "protecting constitutional principles, preserving due process, and applying the law fairly to every person who appears before the court"
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- voteclarissasilva.com
John Ball
Democratic- On ballot as
- John Ball
- Current role
- Attorney in solo practice in McAllen; adjunct professor (per campaign)
- Background
- McAllen Memorial High School graduate (1995) (per campaign)
- Degree in political science, Texas A&M University (per campaign)
- Law degree, St. Mary's University School of Law (2004)
- Licensed in Texas since 2004
- Board certified in family law and criminal law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Experience
- Private practice, McAllen: family law and criminal law (per campaign)
- Worked in the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office Border Prosecution Unit (per campaign)
- Former elected trustee, McAllen Independent School District (per campaign)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- votejohnball.com
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