Bernardo Cruz
Democratic · Texas · 2026Running for District Judge, 168th Judicial District, Texas
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Treat everyone in the courtroom with dignity and respect regardless of background
- Ensure speedy resolutions for civil and criminal cases
Cruz is an attorney with the El Paso County Attorney's Office, where he serves as its affirmative litigation attorney, per the campaign site. He previously worked as an attorney with the ACLU of Texas focused on the constitutional rights of immigrant and border communities, clerked at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and represented farm workers in Washington state, per the campaign site. He holds a law degree from Seattle University and a business degree from the University of Texas at El Paso, per the campaign site.
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