
MEET CHRIS
New Leadership Delivering Results for Our Community
Growing up in a service oriented family and the youngest of six children, Chris learned at an early age, the importance of giving back to her community. Chris comes from a long line of Bexar County retirees, who collectively have 136 years of service for Bexar County. Her family instilled in her an excellent work ethic, the value of dedication and loyalty, and the importance of leading by example in all things in life.
Born and raised on the Southside of San Antonio and a graduate of Wheatley High, known as Brackenridge High School, Chris began her public service career with the Bexar County District Clerk's office in 1986.
Throughout the 33 years working for the District Clerk's office, Chris worked in numerous departments within the office including Civil filings and courts, Criminal filings and courts, Juvenile, Child and Family Services, passports, Records Center Warehouse, and Records and Finance (includes budget). Chris had the privilege of working under former Bexar County District Clerks David J. Garcia, Margaret Montemayor, and others. Throughout the years, Chris advanced within the Department receiving various performance based promotions, eventually serving as Division Chief of Records and Finance. As Division Chief, Chris was responsible for overseeing the budget for her division and reporting annual performance measures with the Office of Court Administration.
In 2019, Chris retired after 33 years of service within the District Clerk's office. Her accomplishments include the implementation and assistance of implementing credit card acceptance, testing and executing the electronically filed documents (e-filing), and the start of digitization of paper files, including documents from the 1800's and early 1900's.
Chris and her wife, Debi live on the Southside of Bexar County where they are raising their son, a Central Catholic Alumni, who currently attends college. The Castillos are business owners, and active volunteers for various organizations such as the San Antonio Food Bank, and Ministry of the Third Cross where they focus on helping to develop effective models of renewal and service delivery to persons associated with the criminal justice system. The Castillos are also active with the Rotary Club Pearl, RedHat Society, and LULAC.
Although retired in 2019, Chris is now asking Bexar County voters to hire and promote her to lead the District Clerk's office. Chris is the only one with the necessary level of knowledge and experience, qualifications, and vision to enhance the service provided by the District Clerk's office.
