2026 Texas General Election

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Bianca Santorini

Bianca is an attorney. She works at her own law firm, which she launched in 2019. She previously worked as a prosecutor, served as outside counsel to the Mexican Consulate in Yuma, Arizona from 2013 to 2015, and worked in federal immigration courts across Texas, Arizona, California, Georgia, and Colorado.

Bianca Santorini (Brazoria County Criminal District Attorney, Texas ...

As of July 22, 2026, Bianca Santorini’s website did not contain information on this issue.

For Candidate Bianca Santorini on Issue judicial-administration: Advocates for establishing clear internal timelines and accountability measures to ensure prompt and complete responses to evidence requests from defense counsel, aiming to reduce unnecessary case delays.

For Candidate Bianca Santorini on Issue judicial-administration: Plans to implement regular, structured communication protocols to honor victims' rights and taxpayer dollars.

For Candidate Bianca Santorini on Issue judicial-administration: Promises to insulate her office from political influence and public pressure, ensuring cases are not rushed or shelved for political convenience, with a focus on the facts leading the process.

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Bianca is an attorney. She works at her own law firm, which she launched in 2019. She previously worked as a lawyer in federal immigration courts across Texas, Arizona, California, Georgia, and Colorado, and served from 2013 to 2015 as outside counsel to the Mexican Consulate in Yuma, Arizona.

For Candidate Bianca Santorini on Issue judicial-administration: Advocates for establishing clear internal timelines and accountability measures to ensure prompt and complete responses to evidence requests from defense counsel, aiming to reduce unnecessary case delays and uphold constitutional obligations.

Buket Urgen

Bianca is an attorney with over fifteen years of experience in criminal defense, immigration, and family law. She previously worked as a prosecutor. From 2013 to 2015, she served as outside counsel to the Mexican Consulate in Yuma, Arizona. In 2019, she returned home to Texas and launched her own law firm. 

Bianca is currently an attorney with over fifteen years of experience in criminal defense, immigration, and family law.

Legal Experience

Plans to establish clear internal timelines and accountability measures to ensure evidence requests from defense counsel are responded to promptly and fully.

Plans to implement regular communication protocols to ensure transparency and honor victims' rights and taxpayer dollars.

Believes prosecutorial decisions should be made based on evidence, law, and justice, free from political influence and public pressure.

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

Tom Selleck

- Has original jurisdiction over all felony criminal matters in the district.
- Cases either go to the Court of Appeals or directly to the Court of Criminal Appeals, where their legal reasoning may be reviewed. May hear appeals from county courts when authorized.
- County’s criminal courts administration–which has positions like case managers, magistrate support officers, and bailiffs–reports to each county’s criminal district judge.
- Criminal District Judges are elected through partisan, county-wide elections to four-year terms. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 25 years old, have been a Texas and county resident for at least 24 consecutive months, a practicing lawyer and/or judge in Texas for at least eight years, and registered to vote in that county.
- The salary for Criminal District Judges range from $175,000 to $245,500, depending on years of service and how much they receive as a county supplement.

Presides over all felony criminal cases within the elected district.