Daphne Previti Austin

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Daphne Previti Austin

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Republican Party

Prior offices

Texas 289th District Court

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Delaware, 1989

Law

St. Mary's University School of Law, 1996

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Daphne Previti Austin (Republican Party) was a judge of the Texas 289th District Court. She left office in 2018.

Austin (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 186th District Court. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Daphne Previti Austin earned a B.A. in international relations from the University of Delaware in 1989. She went on to graduate with a J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1996.

Below is a brief timeline of Austin's career:

• 2015-2018: Judge, Texas District 289
• 2008-2014: Solo practitioner, Law Office of Daphne Previti
• 2010-2011: Juvenile law referee, 436th District Court
• 1997-2008: Assistant criminal district attorney, Bexar County
• 1997: Paralegal to federal public defender, Western District of Texas
• 1995-1996: Student attorney, Center for Legal and Social Justice Criminal Justice Clinic
• 1995: Summer associate and law clerk, Horn, Goldberg, Gorny, Daniels, Plackter & Weiss
• 1987–1988: Craps dealer, Harrah's Marina Casino

Elections

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Texas 186th District Court

Kristina Escalona defeated Daphne Previti Austin in the general election for Texas 186th District Court on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristina Escalona (D)	57.2	296,915
		Daphne Previti Austin (R)	42.8	222,422

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 519,337
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 186th District Court

Kristina Escalona advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 186th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kristina Escalona	100.0	80,672

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,672
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 186th District Court

Daphne Previti Austin advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 186th District Court on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daphne Previti Austin	100.0	65,762

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,762
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Bexar County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Texas 386th District Court

Jacqueline Valdés defeated Daphne Previti Austin in the general election for Texas 386th District Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jacqueline Valdés (D)	58.4	428,752
		Daphne Previti Austin (R)	41.6	306,010

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 734,762
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 386th District Court

Jacqueline Valdés defeated incumbent Arcelia Trevino in the Democratic primary for Texas 386th District Court on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jacqueline Valdés	59.7	89,352
		Arcelia Trevino	40.3	60,273

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 149,625
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 386th District Court

Daphne Previti Austin advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 386th District Court on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daphne Previti Austin	100.0	70,696

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,696
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2018

General election

General election for Texas 289th District Court

Carlos Quezada defeated incumbent Daphne Previti Austin in the general election for Texas 289th District Court on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Quezada (D)	56.1	299,283
		Daphne Previti Austin (R)	43.9	233,805

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 533,088
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 289th District Court

Carlos Quezada advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 289th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Quezada	100.0	68,545

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 68,545
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 289th District Court

Incumbent Daphne Previti Austin advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 289th District Court on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daphne Previti Austin	100.0	50,296

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 50,296
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2014

See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014

Austin ran for election to the 289th District Court.

• General: She defeated Carmen Kelsey in the general election on November 4, 2014, receiving 51.0 percent of the vote.
• Primary: She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014. 

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

The judges of the Texas District Courts are chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms, after which they must run for re-election if they wish to continue serving.

Though Texas is home to more than 400 district courts, the courts are grouped into nine administrative judicial regions. Each region is overseen by a presiding judge who is appointed by the governor to a four-year term. According to the state courts website, the presiding judge may be a "regular elected or retired district judge, a former judge with at least 12 years of service as a district judge, or a retired appellate judge with judicial experience on a district court."

Qualifications
To serve on the district courts, a judge must be:

• a U.S. citizen;
• a resident of Texas;
• licensed to practice law in the state;
• between the ages of 25 and 75;*
• a practicing lawyer and/or state judge for at least four years; and
• a resident of his or her respective judicial district for at least two years.

*While no judge older than 74 may run for office, sitting judges who turn 75 are permitted to continue serving until their term expires.

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2022

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2020

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