Judge
Hon. Maria Salas-Mendoza
El Paso County (TX), Texas
Hon. Maria Salas-Mendoza has presided over 1 cases in our database. View their complete ruling history and outcome statistics below.
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Maria Salas-Mendoza
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Democratic Party
Candidate, Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice
Texas 120th District Court
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends
2026
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Last elected
November 8, 2022
Next election
November 5, 2024
Education
Bachelor's
Harvard University
Law
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
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Maria Salas-Mendoza (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Texas 120th District Court. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.Salas-Mendoza (Democratic Party) is running in a special election for the Chief Justice judge of the Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals. She is on the ballot in the special general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the special Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Contents
1 Elections
1.1 2024
1.1.1 Campaign finance
1.1.2 Endorsements
1.2 2022
1.3 2018
1.4 2014
1.5 2010
2 Campaign themes
2.1 2024
2.2 2022
3 Campaign finance summary
4 Education
5 See also
6 External links
7 Footnotes
Elections
2024
See also:Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2024General electionThe candidate list in this election may not be complete.Special general election for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief JusticeMaria Salas-Mendoza is running in the special general election for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on November 5, 2024. CandidateMaria Salas-Mendoza (D)
There are no incumbents in this race. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.Democratic primary electionSpecial Democratic primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief JusticeMaria Salas-Mendoza advanced from the special Democratic primary for Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice on March 5, 2024. Candidate%Votes?Maria Salas-Mendoza
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31,906
There were no incumbents in this race.SourceTotal votes: 31,906 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
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2022
See also:Municipal elections in El Paso County, Texas (2022)General electionThe general election was canceled. Incumbent Maria Salas-Mendoza won election in the general election for Texas 120th District Court.Democratic primary election Democratic primary for Texas 120th District CourtIncumbent Maria Salas-Mendoza advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 120th District Court on March 1, 2022. Candidate%Votes?Maria Salas-Mendoza
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31,150Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 31,150 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
2018
General electionGeneral election for Texas 120th District CourtIncumbent Maria Salas-Mendoza won election in the general election for Texas 120th District Court on November 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Maria Salas-Mendoza (D)
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150,536Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.SourceTotal votes: 150,536 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.Democratic primary election Democratic primary for Texas 120th District CourtIncumbent Maria Salas-Mendoza advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 120th District Court on March 6, 2018. Candidate%Votes?Maria Salas-Mendoza
100.0
39,024Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Total votes: 39,024 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Salas-Mendoza ran for re-election to the 120th District Court.Primary: She ran unopposed in the Democraticprimary on March 4, 2014.General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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2010
Salas-Mendoza was re-elected after running unopposed.
See also: Texas district court judicial elections, 2010
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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Education
Salas-Mendoza has an A.B. from Radcliffe College at Harvard University and a J.D. from University of California School of Law at Los Angeles.[3]
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Footnotes
? Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (A-L)"
? Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County (M-Z)" (Search "El Paso")
? Martindale.com, "Maria A. Salas-Mendoza"
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