Celeste Brown

Celeste Brown (Republican Party) is running for election for the Number 8 judge of the Bexar County Court of Law in Texas. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. She advanced from the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.

Brown (Republican Party) was a judge for Number 8 of the Bexar County Court of Law in Texas. She left office in 2018.

Biography

Celeste Brown earned a B.A. a from Southwest Texas State University and a J.D. from St. Mary's University. She practiced criminal defense from 1994 until her election as a judge for the Bexar County Court of Law Number 8 in 2014.^[1]

Elections

2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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General election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

Victoria Cruz (D) and Celeste Brown (R) are running in the general election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Victoria Cruz (D)
	Submit photo	Celeste Brown (R)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

Victoria Cruz (D) defeated Cleo Marshall III (D) in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Victoria Cruz	67.5	103,118
	Submit photo	Cleo Marshall III	32.5	49,697

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 152,815
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Republican primary

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Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

Celeste Brown (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Celeste Brown	100.0	62,385

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 62,385
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2020

General election

General election for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Trish DeBerry defeated Christine Hortick in the general election for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Trish DeBerry (R)	54.6	147,729
	Submit photo	Christine Hortick (D)	45.4	122,846

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 270,575
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Trish DeBerry defeated Tom Rickhoff in the Republican primary runoff for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Trish DeBerry	54.3	13,806
	Submit photo	Tom Rickhoff	45.7	11,606

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,412
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Christine Hortick defeated Alfonso Perez and Ismael Reyes in the Democratic primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Christine Hortick	59.8	28,455
	Submit photo	Alfonso Perez	21.7	10,323
	Submit photo	Ismael Reyes	18.5	8,816

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,594 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tom Rickhoff	33.8	13,057
✔	Submit photo	Trish DeBerry	28.6	11,034
		Weston Martinez	10.0	3,877
	Submit photo	John Casares	7.9	3,046
	Submit photo	Ellen Pfeiffer	7.7	2,964
	Submit photo	Celeste Brown	7.5	2,900
	Submit photo	Kenny Vallespin	2.8	1,063
	Submit photo	Judy Stuller	1.7	650

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,591 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2018

General election

General election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

Mary Roman defeated incumbent Celeste Brown in the general election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mary Roman (D)	58.0	309,744
	Submit photo	Celeste Brown (R)	42.0	224,455
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	2

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 534,201 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

Mary Roman advanced from the Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mary Roman	100.0	68,886

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 68,886
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

Incumbent Celeste Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Celeste Brown	100.0	49,328

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 49,328
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014

Brown ran for election to the Bexar County Court at Law No. 8.
Primary: She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.
General: She defeated Liza Rodriguez in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 50.7 percent of the vote.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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2026

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2020

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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

[about-1] Official campaign website of Celeste Brown, "Meet Celeste Brown," accessed September 8, 2014

[candidates-2] Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"

[candidates2-3] Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "Bexar")

[prim-4] Bexar County, "Primary Election Statistics," March 11, 2014

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Celeste Brown

Biography

Elections

2026

General election

General election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

Republican primary

Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

Endorsements

2020

General election

General election for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3

2018

General election

General election for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Bexar County Court at Law No. 8

2014

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

2020

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