Texas Ballot Compare

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Benjamin Robertson

Candidate · November 3, 2026 general election

Benjamin Robertson

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