Rosa Lopez Theofanis
2023 - Present
2029
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Rosa Lopez Theofanis (Democratic Party) is a judge for Seat 4 of the Texas Third District Court of Appeals. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Theofanis (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Seat 4 judge of the Texas Third District Court of Appeals. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Theofanis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Rosa Lopez Theofanis earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1997 and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 2002. Theofanis' career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4
Rosa Lopez Theofanis defeated Lesli Fitzpatrick in the general election for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rosa Lopez Theofanis (D)  | 52.6 | 558,955 |
 | Lesli Fitzpatrick (R) | 47.4 | 503,131 | |
| Total votes: 1,062,086 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
The Democratic primary runoff election was canceled. Rosa Lopez Theofanis advanced from the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Beth Payán (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4
Rosa Lopez Theofanis and Beth Payán advanced to a runoff. They defeated Paula Knippa in the Democratic primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rosa Lopez Theofanis | 49.0 | 75,171 |
| ✔ | Beth Payán | 29.9 | 45,880 | |
| Paula Knippa | 21.2 | 32,505 | ||
| Total votes: 153,556 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4
Lesli Fitzpatrick advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lesli Fitzpatrick | 100.0 | 168,126 |
| Total votes: 168,126 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rosa Lopez Theofanis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Theofanis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Experienced Litigator. Rosa has successfully prosecuted more than twenty jury trials and dozens of appeals, civil and criminal.
Career Public Servant. Rosa has served the people of Travis County for close to fifteen years, as an Assistant District and County Attorney.
- I am running as "A Justice for All," a platform of fairness and due process for all in the courts of appeals.
- I am the candidate with the most relevant experience, having successfully handled more than 100 appeals.
- Appeals have an enormous impact on the lives of individuals and on our community as a whole.
Fairness and Due Process in the Judicial System.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4 |
Officeholder Texas Third District Court of Appeals Place 4 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 20, 2022
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