Ysmael Fonseca
Ysmael Fonseca (Republican Party) is a judge for Place 4 of the Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on December 31, 2030.
Fonseca (Republican Party) ran for election for the Place 4 judge of the Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ysmael Fonseca was born in Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 2003. He earned a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 2009. [1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4
Ysmael Fonseca defeated Jose Martinez in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ysmael Fonseca (R) | 55.3 | 328,381 |
| Jose Martinez (D) | 44.7 | 265,258 | ||
| Total votes: 593,639 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4
Jose Martinez advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jose Martinez | 100.0 | 59,543 | |
| Total votes: 59,543 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4
Ysmael Fonseca advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ysmael Fonseca | 100.0 | 85,743 |
| Total votes: 85,743 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Fonseca in this election.
2022
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Aaron Peña defeated incumbent Leticia Hinojosa in the general election for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aaron Peña (R) | 52.6 | 225,339 |
| Leticia Hinojosa (D) | 47.4 | 203,288 | ||
| Total votes: 428,627 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Incumbent Leticia Hinojosa advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Leticia Hinojosa | 100.0 | 69,825 | |
| Total votes: 69,825 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3
Aaron Peña defeated Ysmael Fonseca in the Republican primary for Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 3 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aaron Peña | 64.5 | 48,789 |
| Ysmael Fonseca | 35.5 | 26,853 | |
| Total votes: 75,642 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ysmael Fonseca did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Ysmael Fonseca completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fonseca's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- A candidate for court of appeals must have judicial experience. Only a judge can truly understand a judge. I have judicial experience.
- To be just, courts need originalist judges. Originalists interpret the law by looking at the text and its original intent, and I have a record of doing so.
- Career politicians need not apply. Judges should not play politics, they must be neutral and stay above the fray.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 |
Officeholder Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 13, 2022
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| Preceded by Jaime Tijerina (R) |
Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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:
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