Texas general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for District Judge, 225th Judicial District in 2026?

Here are the candidates for District Judge, 225th Judicial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in 225th Judicial District.

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Benjamin Robertson

Republican

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.

Christine Vasquez Hortick

Democrat · Incumbent

Judge, 225th Civil District Court (Bexar County)

Christine Vasquez Hortick is the sitting judge of the 225th Civil District Court in Bexar County, first elected in 2022¹². Before that she worked in private practice and as a law clerk for Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, and she ran unsuccessfully for the Bexar County Commissioners Court Precinct 3 seat in 2020¹.

Judge, 225th Civil District Court (Bexar County), since her election in 2022¹²
Private practice attorney; law clerk, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid; congressional aide in the office of U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy¹
Democratic nominee for Bexar County Commissioner Precinct 3 in 2020, which she lost¹
First elected to the 225th Civil District Court in 2022; she had no Democratic primary opponent in March 2026¹³.

Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.