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Antonia Arteaga
Antonia Arteaga is a judge of the Texas 57th District Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Arteaga (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 57th District Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Antonia Arteaga received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in Austin and her J.D. from St. Mary’s University School of Law.[1] She began serving on the 57th District Court after her 2008 election. Before that, she worked as a private practice attorney.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 57th District Court
Incumbent Antonia Arteaga won election in the general election for Texas 57th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Antonia Arteaga (D) | 100.0 | 435,351 |
| Total votes: 435,351 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 57th District Court
Incumbent Antonia Arteaga advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 57th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antonia Arteaga | 100.0 | 61,179 |
| Total votes: 61,179 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Arteaga in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 57th District Court
Incumbent Antonia Arteaga won election in the general election for Texas 57th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antonia Arteaga (D) | 100.0 | 3 |
| Total votes: 3 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 57th District Court
Incumbent Antonia Arteaga advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 57th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Antonia Arteaga | 100.0 | 144,897 |
| Total votes: 144,897 | |||
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2016
Texas held general elections for local judicial offices on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on March 1, 2016. A primary runoff election was held on May 24, 2016, for any seat where the top vote recipient did not receive a majority of the primary vote.[2] Incumbent Antonia Arteaga defeated Edward Pina in the Texas 57th District Court Democratic primary.[3]
| Texas 57th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Antonia Arteaga Incumbent |
66.53% | 59,991 |
| Edward Pina | 33.47% | 30,180 |
| Total Votes | 90,171 | |
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "2016 Joint Primary Elections," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.[4]
Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."[5]
Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:
- a U.S. citizen;
- a resident of Texas;
- licensed to practice law in the state;
- between the ages of 25 and 75;*[6]
- a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
- a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.[4]
*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.[4]
Endorsements
Arteaga received the following endorsements in 2016:[7]
- San Antonio Police Officers Association
- Bexar County Deputy Sheriff's Association
- San Antonio Fire Fighters Local 624
2012
- See also: Texas judicial elections, 2012
Arteaga ran for re-election to the 57th District Court and defeated judicial candidate Joseph P. Appelt with 53 percent of the vote.[8][9] Appelt had defeated judicial candidate Reed Greene in the Republican primary.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Antonia Arteaga did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Antonia Arteaga did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Awards and associations
- Bexar County Juvenile Board[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 District 57 Court Bio
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Texas Courts Online, "Administrative Judicial Regions," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Judiciary," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ Judge Antonia Arteaga Campaign, "Endorsements," accessed February 15, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Results," November 6, 2012
- ↑ woai.com-District Judge, 57th Judicial District (dead link)
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
