Judge, 57th Civil District Court (Bexar County)

Antonia Arteaga is judge of the 57th Civil District Court in Bexar County, elected in 2008, and she describes herself as the longest-serving judge at the Bexar County Courthouse¹². She won the Democratic nomination for Chief Justice of the Fourth Court of Appeals over Justice Velia Meza, 51 percent to 49 percent³.

• Judge, 57th Civil District Court (Bexar County), elected in 2008, presiding over civil cases¹²
• Practiced criminal and civil law before taking the bench, with a family law concentration, and says she tried more than 70 jury trials to verdict; twice appointed a criminal magistrate judge by San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger¹
• President of the Texas Association of District Judges; JD, St. Mary's University School of Law¹
• First elected to the 57th District Court in 2008¹. She won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for chief justice, an open seat with no incumbent³.