Judge, 226th Criminal District Court (Bexar County)

Benjamin Robertson is judge of the 226th Criminal District Court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, and has a background in energy and commercial litigation¹²⁶. He is the Republican nominee for the 225th Civil District Court, challenging incumbent Judge Christine Vasquez Hortick¹³.

• Judge, 226th Criminal District Court (Bexar County), appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott (announced Dec. 19, 2024, effective Jan. 1, 2025, for a term set to expire Dec. 31, 2026); he is running for a different bench rather than reelection to that court²⁴⁶
• Judge, 73rd Judicial District Court (Bexar County), appointed by Gov. Abbott (announced Sept. 3, 2024, for a term set to expire Dec. 31, 2024)⁷
• Staff attorney for Fourth Court of Appeals Justice Lori I. Valenzuela from 2021 until his appointment to the bench¹
• Commercial and energy litigation attorney and partner in private practice before 2021, board certified in oil, gas and mineral law; JD, Texas Tech University School of Law, 2012¹
• Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott twice, per the Governor's office: to the 73rd Judicial District Court on Sept. 3, 2024, and to the 226th Judicial District Court on Dec. 19, 2024, effective Jan. 1, 2025⁶⁷. His questionnaire gives September 2024 as the date he was appointed to a district court bench, and a March 2026 San Antonio Report article describes the 226th appointment as last year¹².