Austin served as judge in the 289th District Court but lost her bid for reelection in 2018. A graduate of St. Mary’s University School of Law, she previously served as a Juvenile Law Referee for the 436th District Court and an assistant district attorney for Bexar County.
Hear from the candidate
Why should voters choose you?
Voters should choose me because I have experience and won’t need to learn on the job. There are many administrative components to serving as a District Court Judge other than presiding over the cases assigned to the court. We serve on numerous boards and committees overseeing the functions of the courts. In addition, I have significant experience as both a prosecutor and a defense attorney, so I understand the roles of the lawyers that will be appearing in front of me and bring balance to the position.
What do you see as the top challenge facing our local court system, and how should it be addressed?
The top challenge is protecting the safety of our community in which we all live while working through the backlog of cases due to both the pandemic and my predecessor’s commitment to serving the felony Veteran’s Treatment Court. I am not afraid of hard work. The Veteran’s Treatment Court plays to my strengths of having previously started and presided over a mental health court and still serving on the Collaborative Council to the Judicial Commission for Mental Health.
