District 457
Jurisdiction: Montgomery,
County Court at Law Judicial Candidates
Chart of Texas Judicial Department
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1452920/court-structure-chart-september-2021.pdf
Brochure of the Court System
https://www.txcourts.gov/media/675444/The-Texas-Judicial-System_Print102714.pdf
Travis County (1,290,188 population)
County Courts
County Court at Law #2 Leslie Dippel
EXPERIENCE & LEADERSHIP
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Executive County Attorney, Travis County Attorney’s Office
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Director, Civil Litigation Division Travis County Attorney’s Office
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20+ years litigating complex civil cases, including trial and appellate courts
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First-chair trial attorney with experience in jury trials, administrative hearings, and appeals
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Legal advisor to the Travis County Commissioners Court and other local officials
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Frequent speaker and trainer on legal ethics, government practice, and employment law
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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Former President, Austin Bar Association
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Board Member, Travis County Women Lawyers Association
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Former Board Member, State Bar of Texas
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Member, Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court
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2003 and 2008 Most Outstanding Committee Chair Austin Bar Association
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Leadership Austin graduate and former board member
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Former Chair Austin Bar Association Labor and Employment Section
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Co-chair of the Austin Bar Association Honorable Lora J. Livingston Fellowship Program
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Former Co-Chair, Austin Bar Association Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee
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2010, Most Outstanding Director Austin Bar Association
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Former President of the Austin Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates
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2013, Travis County Women Lawyers Association Contribution to Minority Community Award
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2020, Most Outstanding Director, State Bar of Texas Board of Directors
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2020, Texas District & County Attorney Association Civil Practitioner of the Year
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2022, Regina Rogoff Award for Public Service, Austin Bar Association
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2023, State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation
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2024, Travis County Women Lawyers Association President's Award
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Former President, Circle C Area Democrats
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Former President of childrens’ lacrosse and soccer team booster clubs
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Numerous leadership roles supporting access to justice, legal education, and diversity in the legal profession
Source: https://www.lesliedippel.com
Jurisdiction: Travis
Young County (17,867 Population)
District 90 Unopposed. Up for re-election in 2024
Appointed by Governor Rick Perry
Jurisdiction: Stephen and Young
Zapata County (13,889 Population)
District 49 Judge Joe Lopez (IN) up for re-election in 2026. Judge Lopez earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from the University of Houston. Since taking the bench fourteen years ago, Judge Lopez has presided at over two hundred criminal and civil trials in both Webb and Zapata Counties and has disposed on average 2000 cases a year since taking office. While on the bench, Judge Lopez has been selected by the Court of Criminal Appeals to represent the trial judges of Texas as an ASTAR court judge. ASTAR’s membership selects judges from across the country for special evidence and technology training. In addition, Judge Lopez has served as a Director to the State Bar’s Judicial Section and is currently a Commissioner to the Texas Access to Justice Commission.
Source: https://law.uh.edu/judges/JOSE%20A%20LOPEZ.asp
Jurisdiction: Webb, Zapata
Zavala County (9,670 Population)
District 293 Judge Maribel Flores (IN) up for re-election in 2026. Judge Flores is a graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas. Judge Flores graduated from Eagle Pass High School with highest honors in Eagle Pass, Texas. Source: https://www.epbusinessjournal.com/2021/11/293rd-judicial-district-court-judge-maribel-flores-announces-candidacy-for-re-election/
Jurisdiction: Dimmit, Maverick, Montgomery and Zavala
District 365 Judge Amado Abascal (IN) up for re-election in 2026. Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Mary’s University and a Jurist Doctor Degree in 1977 from St. Mary’s University School of Law. His legal career began at the age of 23 as a practicing attorney at law as an associate with the Rey Perez Law Offices in Eagle Pass and Crystal City. Judge Abascal re-election campaign is running on a "Fair/ Experienced/Proven/Competent" slogan, according to his campaign page."Able to make Difficult, Fair and Impartial decisions while exercising sound judicial temperament with temperament with over 31 years of Experience,".
Sources :https://www.epnewsleader.com/post/attorney-edgar-juarez-to-challenge-district-judge-amado-abascal-in-upcoming-election?fbclid=IwAR3DXNKPaFWn5B_UiNq_WevHM9hN-opronZ2fkxUENrN9l7iyYrTmR3UZBo; https://www.epnewsleader.com/post/judge-amado-j-abascal-iii-seeks-re-election-as-judge-of-the-365th-district-court
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Jurisdiction: Dimmit, Maverick, Zavala