Antonia Arteaga

Antonia Arteaga

Democratic Party

Candidate, Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Texas 57th District Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2028

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

March 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin

Law

St. Mary's University School of Law

Contact

Personal website

Antonia Arteaga (also known as Toni) is a judge of the Texas 57th District Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Arteaga (Democratic Party) is running for election for the Chief Justice judge of the Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals. She is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.^[source]

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. She began serving on the 57th District Court after her 2008 election. Before that, she worked as a private practice attorney.

Elections

2026

See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Antonia Arteaga (D) and Velia Meza (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Antonia Arteaga
		Velia Meza

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice

Bert Richardson (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Bert Richardson

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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

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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

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Endorsements

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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

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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

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2016

See also: Texas local trial court judicial elections, 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. Incumbent Antonia Arteaga defeated Edward Pina in the Texas 57th District Court Democratic primary.

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.

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."

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;*
• 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.

*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.

Endorsements

Arteaga received the following endorsements in 2016:

• 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. Appelt had defeated judicial candidate Reed Greene in the Republican primary.

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Awards and associations

• Bexar County Juvenile Board

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