Public defender

Deborah Dietzmann is a public defender who began her career as a Bexar County assistant district attorney and has practiced law for more than 25 years¹. She is the Republican nominee for County Court at Law No. 12, which became an open contest when Judge Yolanda Huff lost the Democratic primary¹².

• Practiced law for about 25 years, starting as an assistant district attorney in Bexar County and later in private practice with significant pro bono work¹
• Currently serves as a public defender¹
• Not a sitting judge. She is the Republican nominee; the incumbent, Judge Yolanda Huff, lost the March 2026 Democratic primary to Lauren Zamora².