| Court & Place | Democrat | Democrat | Democrat | Republican | Notes/Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rebeca Martinez* (D-San Antonio) | Antonia Arteaga (D-San Antonio) | Velia J. Meza (D) | Bert Richardson (R-San Antonio) | Candidate (L) | |
| Campaign Mailing Address | PO Box 831726 | P.O. Box 769240 San Antonio, TX 78245 | Judge Bert Richardson Campaign 20711 Wilderness Oak, Suite 107-4 San Antonio, TX 78258 | ||
| Campaign Phone | 210-995-1444 | ||||
| Campaign Website | rebeca4chief.com | judgearteaga.com | veliameza.com | electjudgerichardson.com | |
| Social Media Links | twitter | twitter | twitter | ||
| Bar Card Number | 00786089 | 24027041 | 24032740 | 00000011 | |
| Current Occupation | Chief Justice, 4th Court of Appeals | Judge, 57th District Court | Justice, 4th Court of Appeals, Place 2 Since 2024 | ||
| Years of Texas Residency | Native Texan | ||||
| JD School & Year | Boston University School of Law 1992 | St. Marys University 2000 | St. Marys University 2000 | St. Mary's School of Law | |
| Other Education | Southern Methodist University | Columbia University B.A of Economics 1995 | |||
| Year of State Bar Licensure | 1993 | 2000 | 2001 | 1988 | |
| Legal Experience - Nonjudicial | Clerk - Justice Federico G. Hinojosa, 13th Court of Appeals Clerk -Mintz, Levin et al. | Velia J. Meza, Attorney at Law, PC 2001-2024 | Assistant United States Attorney, Western District of Texas Assistant District Attorney, Bexar County Adjunct Law Professor, St. Mary's University | ||
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| Appellate Judicial Experience | Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 (2015-2025) | ||||
| Other Judicial Experience | 4th Court of Appeals, Chief Justice 2021-present 4th Court of Appeals, Associate Justice, 2013-2020 | judge, 57th District Court, 18 years | 379th District Court, 10 years | ||
| Board Certifications | Criminal Law | ||||
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| Honors and Awards | American Judges Association, Judicial Courage Award, 2023 2021 Judge of the Year, Texas State Bar Hispanic Issues Section | Past President, Texas Association of District Court Judges President-Elect and Founding Member, Texas Latinx Judges Bexar County Chair, National Association of Women Judges Mentor of the Year, St. Mary’s University School of Law Hispanic Law Alumni Association | |||
| Prior Elections | 2018 - 54% 2012 - 52% | ||||
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| Misc | Chair, Texas State Bar Judicial Selection member, Pattern Jury Charge Business; Consumer, Insurance, and Employment Subcommittee Board member, Texas Center for the Judiciary | ||||
| Date Submitted by Candidate | Gathered from public sources | Gathered from public sources | Gathered from public sources | Gathered from public sources |
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