Bexar County
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Benjamin RobertsonRepublican
Christine Vasquez HortickDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
Benjamin Robertson
Christine Vasquez Hortick
Current role
Judge, 226th District Court, Bexar County (appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, effective Jan. 1, 2025)
Judge, 225th Civil District Court, Bexar County (elected 2022)
Background
- Bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology, Sam Houston State University
- Law degree, Texas Tech University School of Law (2012)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2012
- Board certified in oil, gas and mineral law
- Born outside New Orleans; moved to Texas as a young child (per candidate)
- San Antonio resident since law school (per candidate)
- B.A. in political science, University of Massachusetts Boston (2001)
- J.D., St. Mary's University School of Law (2005)
- Brackenridge High School graduate
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2005
- Born and raised in San Antonio
Experience
- Judge, 73rd District Court (appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, September 2024; unexpired term through Dec. 31, 2024) (per campaign)
- Staff attorney, Fourth Court of Appeals, for Justice Lori I. Valenzuela (from 2021)
- Founding attorney and later partner, Santoyo Wehmeyer P.C.
- Commercial and energy litigation attorney, Cox Smith Matthews
- Member, statewide pattern jury charge committee (since 2017) (per candidate)
- Earlier a solo practitioner representing children and families, Bexar County Children's Court
- Former law clerk, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
- Former congressional aide, office of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy
- Ran unsuccessfully for Bexar County Commissioners Court, Precinct 3 (2020)
Top priorities
- Pledges "to return the court to the Bexar County civil presiding system and work with his colleagues on the civil bench"
- "I believe the presiding system has worked for the citizens of Bexar County for decades"
- "believes judicial reform is best achieved by building consensus" (per campaign)
- Her campaign says she leads the court "with a focus on equity, fairness, and the well-being of all Bexar County families"
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: Campaign site: pledges "to return the court to the Bexar County civil presiding system and work with his colleagues on the civil bench"
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: says she leads the court "with a focus on equity, fairness, and the well-being of all Bexar County families"
- Court administration: In a February 2025 News 4 San Antonio interview: "I think the presiding system works really well for relatively uncomplicated matters"; suggested "the more complicated matters stay with one judge"
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Benjamin Robertson
Republican- On ballot as
- Benjamin Robertson
- Current role
- Judge, 226th District Court, Bexar County (appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, effective Jan. 1, 2025)
- Background
- Bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology, Sam Houston State University
- Law degree, Texas Tech University School of Law (2012)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2012
- Board certified in oil, gas and mineral law
- Born outside New Orleans; moved to Texas as a young child (per candidate)
- San Antonio resident since law school (per candidate)
- Experience
- Judge, 73rd District Court (appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, September 2024; unexpired term through Dec. 31, 2024) (per campaign)
- Staff attorney, Fourth Court of Appeals, for Justice Lori I. Valenzuela (from 2021)
- Founding attorney and later partner, Santoyo Wehmeyer P.C.
- Commercial and energy litigation attorney, Cox Smith Matthews
- Member, statewide pattern jury charge committee (since 2017) (per candidate)
- Top priorities
- Pledges "to return the court to the Bexar County civil presiding system and work with his colleagues on the civil bench"
- "I believe the presiding system has worked for the citizens of Bexar County for decades"
- "believes judicial reform is best achieved by building consensus" (per campaign)
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: Campaign site: pledges "to return the court to the Bexar County civil presiding system and work with his colleagues on the civil bench"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- votebenrobertson.com
Christine Vasquez Hortick
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- Christine Vasquez Hortick
- Current role
- Judge, 225th Civil District Court, Bexar County (elected 2022)
- Background
- B.A. in political science, University of Massachusetts Boston (2001)
- J.D., St. Mary's University School of Law (2005)
- Brackenridge High School graduate
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2005
- Born and raised in San Antonio
- Experience
- Earlier a solo practitioner representing children and families, Bexar County Children's Court
- Former law clerk, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
- Former congressional aide, office of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy
- Ran unsuccessfully for Bexar County Commissioners Court, Precinct 3 (2020)
- Top priorities
- Her campaign says she leads the court "with a focus on equity, fairness, and the well-being of all Bexar County families"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: says she leads the court "with a focus on equity, fairness, and the well-being of all Bexar County families"
- Court administration: In a February 2025 News 4 San Antonio interview: "I think the presiding system works really well for relatively uncomplicated matters"; suggested "the more complicated matters stay with one judge"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- votechristine.com
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