The 2024 Judicial Preference Poll has closed. The results are below. Of the 2,663 eligible voters, 482 participated.

District Judge, 353rd Judicial District:

Sherine Thomas, 62%, 299 votes

Susana Castillo, 18.3%, 88 votes

Madeleine Connor, 5.6%, 27 votes

Not answered, 14.1%, 68 votes

District Attorney:

Jeremy Sylestine, 41.7%, 201 votes

Jose Garza, 37.1%, 179 votes

Not answered, 21.2%, 102 votes

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5:

Rick "Rico" Olivo, 22.4%, 108 votes

Tanisa Jeffers, 22.2%, 107 votes

Ornela DeSeta, 12%, 58 votes

Not answered, 43.4%, 209 votes

These results are strictly the opinions of the individual attorneys participating in the poll and are not intended as an endorsement of any candidate(s) by the Austin Bar Association or any affiliated organization.

The purpose of the preference poll is to allow the public to see how local attorneys evaluate their colleagues in the legal community.

For each race, Austin Bar members were asked to indicate which candidate they believed was best qualified to serve in the position for which he or she was running. Members did not have to vote in every race. Members cast their votes through BallotBox, an online polling system. Of the 2,663 eligible voters, 482, or 18.1 percent, participate in the poll.