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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 3

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Nueces County
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Rogelio "Roy" Reschman IIIRepublican
Lucy RubioDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Rogelio "Roy" Reschman III
Lucy Rubio
Current role
Juvenile case manager, Nueces County Justice of the Peace courts
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 3, Nueces County (since November 2018)
Background
  • Bachelor of Science in criminal justice, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (2016) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Roy Miller High School graduate (per candidate)
  • Born and raised in Corpus Christi (per candidate)
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Experience
  • Nueces County employee for almost 8 years (per candidate)
  • Former juvenile supervision officer, Robert N. Barnes Regional Juvenile Facility, rising to shift supervisor (per candidate)
  • Only juvenile case manager in the Justice of the Peace courts (per candidate)
  • Has worked with 7 of the 9 judges (per candidate)
  • Creator, youth diversion program for several courts (per candidate)
  • Re-elected 2022
  • Corpus Christi City Council, District 3; elected 2014, re-elected 2016 (per Ballotpedia); resigned October 2018 before taking the bench (per KRIS 6 News)
Top priorities
  • "I have learned from the best and I'm ready to hear truancy cases."
  • "I'm always seeking community resources to help our youth and their families."
  • "I'm a youth advocate and stress the importance of education."
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Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: In a Ballotpedia survey: "Currently only 2 courts are actively hearing truancy cases" and "I'm ready to hear truancy cases"
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
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Rogelio "Roy" Reschman III

Republican
On ballot as
Rogelio "Roy" Reschman III
Current role
Juvenile case manager, Nueces County Justice of the Peace courts
Background
  • Bachelor of Science in criminal justice, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (2016) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Roy Miller High School graduate (per candidate)
  • Born and raised in Corpus Christi (per candidate)
Experience
  • Nueces County employee for almost 8 years (per candidate)
  • Former juvenile supervision officer, Robert N. Barnes Regional Juvenile Facility, rising to shift supervisor (per candidate)
  • Only juvenile case manager in the Justice of the Peace courts (per candidate)
  • Has worked with 7 of the 9 judges (per candidate)
  • Creator, youth diversion program for several courts (per candidate)
Top priorities
  • "I have learned from the best and I'm ready to hear truancy cases."
  • "I'm always seeking community resources to help our youth and their families."
  • "I'm a youth advocate and stress the importance of education."
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: In a Ballotpedia survey: "Currently only 2 courts are actively hearing truancy cases" and "I'm ready to hear truancy cases"
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

Lucy Rubio

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Lucy Rubio
Current role
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 3, Nueces County (since November 2018)
Background
Not found
Experience
  • Re-elected 2022
  • Corpus Christi City Council, District 3; elected 2014, re-elected 2016 (per Ballotpedia); resigned October 2018 before taking the bench (per KRIS 6 News)
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