Kevin Patrick Yeary was first elected to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 2014. He earned his law degree from St. Mary’s University and worked as a prosecutor in Dallas, Houston and then in San Antonio. He’s seeking a third six-year term and faces Democrat Audra Riley in November.

Andrea Drusch writes about local government for the San Antonio Report. She's covered politics in Washington, D.C., and Texas for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, National Journal and Politico.