Nueces County
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Neely BalkoRepublicanDeeanne Svoboda GalvanDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Neely Balko
Deeanne Svoboda Galvan
Current role
Attorney
Judge, Nueces County Court at Law No. 3
Background
- Calallen High School graduate (per campaign)
- Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University (2009) (per Ballotpedia)
- Law degree, St. Mary's University (2012) (per State Bar)
- Helps run the Calallen Youth Basketball League (per candidate)
- Has been a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters (per campaign)
- Born and raised in Nueces County (per candidate)
- Law degree, St. Mary's University (1989) (per State Bar)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since November 1989
Experience
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since November 2012
- Firm: Balko Law PLLC, Corpus Christi (per State Bar)
- Law practice in Nueces County since 2012 (per candidate)
- Mostly civil litigation in state, federal and appellate courts (per candidate)
- Began career at the Nueces County District Attorney's office (per candidate)
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- Criminal cases as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney (per campaign)
- Assistant city attorney (per 2026 candidate filing)
- Ran for Corpus Christi City Council, District 1 (2020); did not advance to the runoff
- Re-elected 2014 (without opposition), 2018 and 2022 (per Ballotpedia)
Top priorities
- "I promise to be fair and impartial in all of my decisions."
- Wants to help "rebuild some of the trust that has recently been lost in government institutions by applying the law fairly and equally to all parties before me"
- "making sure that cases are moved forward to ensure judicial efficiency and effective use of taxpayer dollars"
Not found
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: he "will be impartial while still upholding the rule of law"
- Court administration: In a Ballotpedia survey, says he is passionate about "making sure that cases are moved forward to ensure judicial efficiency and effective use of taxpayer dollars"
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Neely Balko
Republican- On ballot as
- Neely Balko
- Current role
- Attorney
- Background
- Calallen High School graduate (per campaign)
- Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University (2009) (per Ballotpedia)
- Law degree, St. Mary's University (2012) (per State Bar)
- Helps run the Calallen Youth Basketball League (per candidate)
- Has been a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters (per campaign)
- Born and raised in Nueces County (per candidate)
- Experience
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since November 2012
- Firm: Balko Law PLLC, Corpus Christi (per State Bar)
- Law practice in Nueces County since 2012 (per candidate)
- Mostly civil litigation in state, federal and appellate courts (per candidate)
- Began career at the Nueces County District Attorney's office (per candidate)
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- Criminal cases as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney (per campaign)
- Assistant city attorney (per 2026 candidate filing)
- Ran for Corpus Christi City Council, District 1 (2020); did not advance to the runoff
- Top priorities
- "I promise to be fair and impartial in all of my decisions."
- Wants to help "rebuild some of the trust that has recently been lost in government institutions by applying the law fairly and equally to all parties before me"
- "making sure that cases are moved forward to ensure judicial efficiency and effective use of taxpayer dollars"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: he "will be impartial while still upholding the rule of law"
- Court administration: In a Ballotpedia survey, says he is passionate about "making sure that cases are moved forward to ensure judicial efficiency and effective use of taxpayer dollars"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- neelybalko.com
Deeanne Svoboda Galvan
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- Deeanne Svoboda Galvan
- Current role
- Judge, Nueces County Court at Law No. 3
- Background
- Law degree, St. Mary's University (1989) (per State Bar)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since November 1989
- Experience
- Re-elected 2014 (without opposition), 2018 and 2022 (per Ballotpedia)
- 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
- Not found
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