Bexar County
Judge, County Court at Law No. 1
Helen Petry Stowe
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- Helen Petry Stowe
- Current role
- Judge, Bexar County Court at Law No. 1 (appointed to a vacancy 2018; elected twice since; per San Antonio Report)
- Background
- GED; began college at 17 as a young single mother (per candidate)
- B.A. in English, UTSA
- Law degree, St. Mary's University School of Law (2007) (per candidate)
- Former 8th grade English teacher, San Antonio ISD (before law school)
- Native San Antonian
- Experience
- TRAC-D, a DWI specialty court (taken on summer 2020) (per campaign)
- Assistant District Attorney, Bexar County (more than ten years; included felony prosecution)
- Top priorities
- "I care deeply about due process and the rule of law"
- Says restitution owed to a complainant "is one of the most important conditions" of probation "and should be a top priority"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "I care deeply about due process and the rule of law"
- Court administration: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "I also preside over a specialty court that focuses on drug and alcohol recovery."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- judgehelenpetrystowe.com
Open in the full comparison: Bexar County