El Paso Matters Q&A Features Candidates for 120th District Court
Ahead of the November 3 midterm election, El Paso Matters presents a Q&A with candidates running for the 120th District Court judge position. This court presides over significant felony criminal and civil cases. The candidates, Democrat Chris Anchondo and Republican…
El Paso, TX, October 14, 2026 —
El Paso Matters has presented a question-and-answer feature with the candidates seeking the 120th District Court judgeship ahead of the November 3 midterm election. The race is between Democrat Chris Anchondo and Republican incumbent Ben L. Ivey.
The court presides over significant felony criminal and civil cases, placing its work across both criminal and civil matters. The Q&A addresses judicial challenges and asks candidates to discuss efficiency, fairness and legal principles.
The trend summary does not provide the candidates’ specific answers or describe how their views differ. It also does not identify the election year or include additional details about the candidates’ backgrounds, their proposed approaches to managing cases, or the particular issues raised in the questions. No direct quotations from the Q&A were provided.
As a result, the available information establishes the candidates, the office they are seeking and the broad topics covered, but it does not support a detailed comparison of their positions. Further information from the full Q&A would be needed to report the candidates’ individual responses or explain what each says should guide the court’s handling of cases.
Story summarized from the original created by El Paso Matters Staff on elpasomatters.org, see more information here.
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