Catherine Torres-Stahl
Catherine Torres-Stahl is a judge of the Texas 175th District Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Torres-Stahl (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for judge of the Texas 175th District Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
| Campaign ad (February 15, 2016) |
Torres-Stahl earned a B.A. in English communications arts from St. Mary's University in 1988. She later received her J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law.[1]
Torre-Stahl has been the deputy director and general counsel for Bexar County Adult Probation since 2012. She was a municipal court judge for the City of San Antonio from 1997 until her election as district court judge in 2006.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2024)
General election
General election for Texas 175th District Court
Incumbent Catherine Torres-Stahl won election in the general election for Texas 175th District Court on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Catherine Torres-Stahl (D) | 100.0 | 425,628 |
| Total votes: 425,628 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 175th District Court
Incumbent Catherine Torres-Stahl advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 175th District Court on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Torres-Stahl | 100.0 | 61,538 |
| Total votes: 61,538 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Torres-Stahl in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2020)
General election
General election for Texas 175th District Court
Incumbent Catherine Torres-Stahl won election in the general election for Texas 175th District Court on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Torres-Stahl (D) | 100.0 | 3 |
| Total votes: 3 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas 175th District Court
Incumbent Catherine Torres-Stahl advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 175th District Court on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Catherine Torres-Stahl | 100.0 | 144,395 |
| Total votes: 144,395 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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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] Catherine Torres-Stahl defeated Tony Jimenez in the Texas 175th District Court Democratic primary.[3]
| Texas 175th District Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Catherine Torres-Stahl |
62.88% | 56,420 |
| Tony Jimenez | 37.12% | 33,302 |
| Total Votes | 89,722 | |
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "2016 Joint Primary Elections," accessed March 2, 2016 | ||
Catherine Torres-Stahl defeated Libby Wiedermann in the Texas 175th District Court general election.
| Texas 175th District Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Catherine Torres-Stahl |
55.32% | 312,626 | |
| Republican | Libby Wiedermann | 44.68% | 252,545 | |
| Total Votes | 565,171 | |||
| Source: Bexar County, Texas, "Official Results," November 16, 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]
2010
Torres-Stahl was defeated by Angus McGinty in the general election.[7]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Catherine Torres-Stahl did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Catherine Torres-Stahl did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Awards and associations
- Latina Judge of the Year, Hispanic National Bar Association[8]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Catherine Torres-Stahl for 175th District Court, "Meet Cathy," accessed February 18, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Bexar County Board of Elections, Election Results
- ↑ St. Mary's University, Law News Story: "St. Mary's Alumna Names Hispanic Judge of the Year," August 20, 2010
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
