Bexar County
Judge, County Court at Law No. 12
Lauren Zamora
Democratic- On ballot as
- Lauren Zamora
- Current role
- Assistant district attorney, Conviction Integrity Unit, Bexar County District Attorney's Office
- Background
- B.A. in political science and business administration, Trinity University
- J.D., St. Mary's University School of Law
- Graduate of Antonian College Preparatory
- Licensed Texas attorney (since 2005)
- NAMI Texas board member (2021–2023) (per candidate)
- Says San Antonio has always been home
- Experience
- Co-founder, Bexar County Community Court (2023) (per candidate)
- Bexar County District Attorney's Office (since 2019)
- Own law practice (13 years): juvenile and adult criminal defense, family law and child welfare law (per candidate)
- Assistant Public Defender, Laredo (start of career)
- Democratic primary (March 2026): won over incumbent Judge Yolanda Huff
- Top priorities
- "I subscribe to restorative and transformative justice"
- Says she will "emphasize the use of personal recognizance bonds and other non-monetary conditions for defendants who are not considered a threat to the community"
- "I am committed to both the success of specialty courts and an efficiently run court, ensuring cases do not languish for years."
- "I believe judges should be more than legal experts"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "I subscribe to restorative and transformative justice, which recognize that people involved in the justice system may have both caused and suffered from harm."
- Court administration: In a San Antonio Report questionnaire: "I am committed to both the success of specialty courts and an efficiently run court, ensuring cases do not languish for years."
- Endorsements
- Bexar County Young Dems (primary)
- Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio (primary)
- Campaign website
- zamoraforjudge.com
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