Judge Erica Hughes (left) and other African American women have overachieved in the last decade in Harris County, Texas, elections. When the clock strikes “MIDNIGHT” on New Year’s Day, there will be (39) thirty-nine African American females serving and judiciary members in Harris County, Texas. WHERE ARE THE MEN? On New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, there will only be (4) four African American males serving as judiciary members in Harris County, Texas. SUMMARY… There will only be (4) four African American men and (35) African American female judges in Harris County, Texas, on 1/1/2025. In the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, (26) twenty-six of the (39) African American judges sitting on benches in Harris County, Texas, will be up for re-election. SPECIAL NOTE: The appearance of Judge DaSean Jones in his military uniform and U.S. Department of Defense visual information does not imply or constitute DOD endorsement.
General Merrick Garland chose Judge Erica Hughes to serve as an Immigration Judge, where she will preside over cases beginning in January 2022. In addition to this new role, Judge Erica Hughes has been an esteemed member of the U.S. Army National Guard of Texas in Austin since 2016, serving as a Judge Advocate. On January 1, 2025, Judge Erica Hughes, after being called an animal by an "LGBTQ ATTORNEY." named Ben L. Aderholt and unqualified by fellow judges from within of her own party, will take the bench as the presiding judge for the 151st Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Erica Hughes is pictured above with State Rep. Jolanda Jones (HD-147), and Judge DaSean Jones, the presiding judge for the 180th Criminal District Court.
174th - Judge Hazel B. Jones
176th - Jones Nikita V. Harmon
180th - Judge DaSean Jones
184th - Judge Katherine N. Thomas
208th - Judge Beverly Armstrong
262nd - Judge Lori Chambers Gray
263rd - Judge Melissa M. Morris
339th - Judge Te'iva J. Bell
482 - Judge Veronica M. Nelson
487th - Judge Stacy Allen Barrow
“FAMILY BENCHES.”
There are 11 Family District Court benches in Harris County, Texas, and heading into the upcoming 2026 Midterm Elections, African American Democrat judges will occupy 7 (on Wednesday, January 1, 2025).
“COUNTY PROBATE.”
There are only four Probate Courts in Harris County, Texas, and heading into the upcoming 2026 Midterm Elections, African American Democrat judges will occupy one (on Wednesday, January 1, 2025).
“CIVIL BENCHES.”
There are 24 Civil District Court benches in Harris County, Texas, and heading into the upcoming 2026 Midterm Elections, African American Democrat judges will occupy 8 (on Wednesday, January 1, 2025).
55th - Judge Latosha Lewis Payne
151st - Judge Erica Hughes
152nd - Judge-Elect TaKasha Francis
164th Juddge Cheryl Elliott Thornton
189th - Judge Tamika Craft
270th - Judge Dedra Davis
333rd - Judge Tracy D. Good
334th - Judge Dawn Rogers
“CRIMINAL BENCHES.”
There are 23 Criminal District Court benches in Harris County, Texas, and heading into the upcoming 2026 Midterm Elections, African American Democrat judges (on Wednesday, January 1, 2025) will occupy 10 of them.
151st - Judge Erica Hughes
152nd - Judge-Elect TaKasha Francis
164th Juddge Cheryl Elliott Thornton
189th - Judge Tamika Craft
270th - Judge Dedra Davis
333rd - Judge Tracy D. Good
334th - Judge Dawn Rogers
176th - Jones Nikita V. Harmon
180th - Judge DaSean Jones
184th - Judge Katherine N. Thomas
208th - Judge Beverly Armstrong
262nd - Judge Lori Chambers Gray
263rd - Judge Melissa M. Morris
339th - Judge Te'iva J. Bell
482 - Judge Veronica M. Nelson
487th - Judge Stacy Allen Barrow
245th - Judge Angela M. Lancelin
246th - Judge Angela Graves-Harrington
257th - Judge Sandra Peake
280th - Judge Damieane "Dianne" Curvey
309th - Linda Marie Dunson
311th - Judge Germaine "Ja'net" Tanner
507th - Judge Lillian Henny Alexander
“JUVENILE BENCHES.”
There are only three Juvenile District Court benches in Harris County, Texas, and heading into the upcoming 2026 Midterm Elections, African American Democrat judges will occupy one (on Wednesday, January 1, 2025).
246th - Judge Angela Graves-Harrington
257th - Judge Sandra Peake
280th - Judge Damieane "Dianne" Curvey
309th - Linda Marie Dunson
311th - Judge Germaine "Ja'net" Tanner
507th - Judge Lillian Henny Alexander
314th - Judge Michelle Moore
“CIVIL AT LAW.”
There are only four County Civil Court at Law benches in Harris County, Texas, and heading into the upcoming 2026 Midterm Elections, African American Democrat judges will occupy two (on Wednesday, January 1, 2025).
No. 1 - Judge Audrie Lawton-Evans
No. 3 - Judge LaShawn A. Williams
“CRIMINAL AT LAW.”
There are only 16 County Criminal Court Law benches in Harris County, Texas, and heading into the upcoming 2026 Midterm Elections, African American Democrat judges will occupy 6 (on Wednesday, January 1, 2025).
No. 3 - Judge LaShawn A. Williams
No. 4 - Judge Shannon Baldwin
No. 9 - Judge Toria J. Finch
No. 10 - Judge Juanita A. Jackson
No. 11 - Judge Sedrick T. Walker, II
No. 12 - Judge Genesis Draper
No. 15 - Judge Tonya Jones
No. 9 - Judge Toria J. Finch
No. 10 - Judge Juanita A. Jackson
No. 11 - Judge Sedrick T. Walker, II
No. 12 - Judge Genesis Draper
No. 15 - Judge Tonya Jones
No. 5 - Judge-Elect Fran Watson
“JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.”
There are only 16 Justice of the Peace Courts in Harris County, Texas, and heading into the upcoming 2026 Midterm Elections, African American Democrat judges will occupy four (on Wednesday, January 1, 2025).
3.1 - Judge Joe Stephens
3.2 - Judge Lucia Bates
7.1 - Judge Wanda Adams
7.2 - Judge Sharon Burney
3.2 - Judge Lucia Bates
7.1 - Judge Wanda Adams
7.2 - Judge Sharon Burney
Below are the photos and courts held by African American Democratic incumbents in Harris County, Texas, which will be relevant in the 2026 midterms.
Lieutenant Colonel DaSean Jones has TWO BRONZE STAR MEDALS, a Combat Action Badge, a Meritorious Service Medal, a Global War on Terrorism, a Global War Expeditionary, an Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), Army Achievement Medal (10LC), an Overseas Ribbon, Korea Defense Service Medal, Overseas Training Ribbon, a National Defense Service Ribbon, and a Parachute Badge to his credit. SPECIAL NOTE: The appearance of Judge DaSean Jones in his military uniform and U.S. Department of Defense visual information does not imply or constitute DOD endorsement.
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UNDER SIEGE: Black Men are Underachieving in Politics; Success of Black Females Has Placed Targets on their Backs
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As members of our United States Armed Forces, the mention of Judge Erica Hughes and Judge DeSean Jones in this report should not be misconstrued or assumed to be an endorsement of either service member by the Department of Defense (DOD) or any branch of our United States Military in any way, shape, manner or form.
One of the most riveting movies I’ve watched in a long time is the “SIX TRIPLE EIGHT,” a war drama written and directed by Tyler Perry. This movie centered on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black and all-female battalion, in World War II.
What was most intriguing to me was the success the African American women service members achieved despite fighting in a war on two fronts. The first two people who came to mind while I watched “SIX TRIPLE EIGHT” were U.S. Army National Guard and Judge Advocate Erica Hughes and Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, DaSean Jones.
One of the things that intrigued me about LT DaSean Jones is that he nearly died on a mission near the Old Iraqi Demolition site in October 2003. According to the “MEMORANDUM OF RECORD” summary, “LT Jones was the OIC of a route reconnaissance team (Animal Recon) tasked to conduct recce and perimeter security in support of EOD demolition operation at the Old Iraqi Demolition Site, MC12030 on October 4, 2003.”
“During their convoy to the site, LT Jones’ convoy was struck by an IED. According to the reports and radio transmissions, the IED detonated between two vehicles in the convoy in which LT Jones was a Truck Commander. His vehicle’s estimated distance from the blast was less than 20 meters,” stated Kevin F. Gregory, LTC, FA, Chief Strategic Communications Officer.
“A LITTLE HISTORY.”
Did you know that, besides Judge DaSean Jones serving as the presiding judge for the 180th Criminal District Court Judge, he was appointed as a USAR Military Judge in 2022 and currently serves as the only African American male serving in this capacity across all five military branches, which includes the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
Judge DaSean Jones is a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps. However, please do not take my informing you of this fact to mean that the military endorses him.
I would also like to inform you that Lieutenant Colonel DaSean Jones has (not one) but TWO BRONZE STAR MEDALS, a Combat Action Badge, a Meritorious Service Medal, a Global War on Terrorism, a Global War Expeditionary, an Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), Army Achievement Medal (10LC), an Overseas Ribbon, Korea Defense Service Medal, Overseas Training Ribbon, a National Defense Service Ribbon, and a Parachute Badge to his credit.
Why am I telling you about Judge Dasean Jones’s accomplishments?
Recently, Kay Shepard, a lowlife political operative who hasn’t accomplished anything with her life, sent out an email trashing Judge DaSean Jones, which was wrong.
Jealousy, envy, and self-hatred have caused Kay Shepard to lash out at anyone who refuses to play by her rules, but Judge DaSean Jones is off-limits to her and her handful of allies.
As for Mike Doyle, the chairman of the Harris County Democratic Party, and Cindy Siegel, the chairman of the Harris County Republican Party, I am publicly asking you to refrain from supporting efforts currently underway to tarnish Judge DaSean Jones’s reputation for political gain.
“BETTER TREATMENT.”
I want other local political party leaders to know that Judge DaSean Jones and Judge Erica Hughes deserve much better treatment than they have received. It’s one thing to play petty political games; it’s something else altogether when we start allowing the honorable men and women of “OUR MILITARY” to be demeaned and dehumanized by people aiming to gain a political advantage.
We are not living in the 1960s – we’re in 2024. However, we still have deep-rooted anger and animosity permeating beneath the surface that has gone unaddressed by leaders who are willing to suppress “OVERT RACISM” aimed at African Americans for the sake of going along to get along.
On February 26, 2024, Judge Erica Hughes received a letter from a disgruntled “LGBTQ+ ATTORNEY,” who was unhappy because Judge Hughes ran against Judge Mike Engelhart, the presiding judge for the 151st Civil District Court, in Harris County, Texas.
“Who do you think you are,” asked Ben L. Aderholt in the “RACIST LETTER” sent to Judge Erica Hughes on February 26, 2024. “Running against a Democrat, a highest-rated judge by the Houston Bar Association, Mike Engelhart,” he continued.
According to Aderholt, in his letter, Judge Erica Hughes had no integrity simply because she ran against Judge Mike Engelhart. “As a Democrat, at some point, you must grow some integrity and say I will not inflict pain on a competent well respected Democratic judge,” he explained.
Where things got even uglier with Aderholt is when he stated, “Political animals who treat our judiciary as political games should be soundly defeated. This predatory behavior among Democrats makes a judiciary a ridiculous farce of musical chairs, and it must stop.”
“It’s very disheartening. In 2024, I received letters like this calling me an animal, calling me by my first name,” state Judge Erica Hughes, who will take the bench to preside over the 151st Civil District Court on New Year’s Day.
She stated, “Democracy is what this country was built on. I served in the military, so I can run as a judicial candidate in a free country as long as I’m qualified.”
“A NEW DAY.”
According to her website, Judge Erica Hughes grew up with a father who served in the U.S. Army and later worked for the postal service while her mother raised her. “From an early age, she witnessed the injustices faced by individuals with low incomes, no political connections, or limited knowledge of the legal system,” states her biography.
Judge Hughes pursued her education at Prairie View A&M University, where she further developed her understanding of civil inequalities. Her time in Prairie View, Texas, instilled a deep desire to advocate for the disenfranchised. After completing her undergraduate degree, Erica received a full scholarship to attend Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.
In 2006, she achieved her lifelong dream of becoming a lawyer.
“JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY.”
Judge Hughes firmly believes that partiality and an unjust justice system should not be accepted in Harris County, Texas, or the United States. With her deep understanding of the importance of a functioning criminal justice system, she is determined to address the issues stemming from unfair Judges sitting on the bench. Judge Hughes is dedicated to restoring integrity, fairness, justice, and honor for all individuals involved in legal proceedings.
“FIRST JUDICIAL WIN.”
In 2018, Judge Hughes was elected to the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 3, joining 17 other accomplished women of color. Together, they made history in Houston by forming the largest group of African-American female Judges ever assembled in Texas. This incredible milestone is just the start of their remarkable journey. Additionally, Judge Hughes served as the presiding judge of the Harris County Veterans Treatment Court in Houston, Texas.
“FEDERAL APPOINTMENT.”
Attorney General Merrick Garland chose Judge Hughes to serve as an Immigration Judge, where she will preside over cases beginning in January 2022. In addition to this new role, Hughes has been an esteemed member of the U.S. Army National Guard of Texas in Austin since 2016, serving as a Judge Advocate.
“SERIOUS CHALLENGES.”
Judge Erica Hughes being called an animal by that “LGBTQ+ ATTORNEY” didn’t come as a surprise to me. However, the fact that it didn’t cause more of an outrage in the Black community did. Even still, I have patiently waited for Black leaders to rise to the occasion and speak up – but I’ve grown tired.
The first “OPENLY-GAY” Judge to ever win a District Court bench anywhere in the state of Texas was Judge Steven Kirkland, who did so in the “OBAMA WAVE” back in 2008 when African Americans (not the LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY), voting in historical numbers through utilizing the straight-ticket voting option got the job done for Democrats in Harris County, Texas.
In the 2018 Midterm Election, African Americans came through again, thanks to Black women flocking to polls in groves supporting “BLACK GIRL MAGIC” and their rise to stardom, which swept Justice Charles Spain, the first “OPENLY-GAY” male to serve as an appellate court judge in Texas to the bench.
It’s dumbfounding and bewildering to me that the Harris County Democratic Party is still refusing to recognize and accept the fact that they need African American women on their ballot to win in the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election.
Listen! Democrats have moved way too far to the left and have gotten themselves embroiled in too many social issues related to pushing rights for “LGBTQ+ CANDIDATES” at the expense of African American women, who are the true juggernauts behind their recent historic sweeps in Harris County, Texas.
It’s a shame that Mike Doyle, the chairman, and treasurer for the Harris County Democratic Party, believes that African American women are expendable and that Black people are so stupid that we can’t figure out that he’s trying to play us for idiots.
Plain and simple! Mike Doyle does not give a damn about “BLACK JUDGES” winning elections in Harris County, Texas in the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election. Nor does Mike Doyle care about equity and fairness from where I’m sitting.
If he did, Mike Doyle would not have promoted his preferred “LGBTQ+ FEMALES,” who contributed nothing to his “2024 COORDINATED CAMPAIGN,” over beautiful African American women who donated tens of thousands into his “SHELL GAME,” which he disguised as a coordinated judicial campaign.
“ALL BUT EXTINCT.”
On New Year’s Day 2025, when Judge Tracy Good takes the bench, he will join the ranks of a small but distinguished fraternity of “BLACK MALE JUDGES” in Harris County, Texas.
As a refresher, Judge DaSean Jones (180th Criminal District Court), Judge Tracy D. Good (338th Civil District Court), Judge Sedrick T. Walker, II (County Criminal Court at Law #11), and Judge Joe Stephens, the Harris County Justice of the Peace for Precinct 3, Place 1, will be the only “BLACK MALE JUDGES” in Harris County, Texas sitting on judicial benches.
Judge Robert C. Johnson, the presiding judge for the 177th Criminal District Court bench, lost his bench to a well-qualified Republican female named Emily Detoto in a close race back on November 5, 2024, in the Presidential Election, where African American men and women judges found themselves “TARGETED FOR EXCLUSION” as part of what appears to be “A PURGING SCHEME” that has played out and gained steam over several election cycles.
Since the 2012 Democratic Party Primary, an unspoken/hidden undercurrent of resentment, animosity, and revenge slowly took hold of a small group of “POLITICAL OPERATIVES” who are influential and politically savvy in local politics.
Judge Steven Kirkland was considered a mini-God as far as the “LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY” was concerned at the time he got challenged and defeated by a little-known African American attorney named Elaine Palmer in the race for the 215th Civil District Court.
Why did members of the “LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY” get upset when Elaine Palmer defeated Steven Kirkland? I’m glad you asked; Steven Kirkland made history in the 2008 Presidential Election when he was swept into office and became the first “OPENLY-GAY” male District Court Judge in Texas.
After Judge Kirkland lost his bench to Elaine Palmer in 2012, four years after he won it, during the “OBAMA WAVE,” he ran for the 334th Civil District Court bench. He won it – only to lose it to another little-known African American attorney, Dawn DaShea Rogers, in the 2020 Democratic Party Primary.
During the 2022 Midterms, a total of (12) twelve Democratic judges, primarily white, lost their judicial benches, many to African American female challengers. Thus, members of the “LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY” have secretly migrated over into the Harris County Republican Party in hopes of bringing retribution on “BLACK FEMALE JUDGES” from the other side of the political aisle.
The “LGBTQ+ JUDGES” have found it challenging to win against “BLACK FEMALES” and, thus, have been relegated to keeping their animosity and disdain relegated to whispers amongst themselves.
“TIPPING POINT.”
As the 2026 Midterm Election comes into view, things are getting heated as a small segment, or should I say wing, of the Harris County Democratic Party, led by a woman named Kay Shepard, who also serves as the Democratic Precinct Chair for Precinct 30, believe it’s open season on heterosexual African American males and females.
Kay Shepard, an undercover member of the “LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY,” is like a snake slithering in the grass, awaiting an opportunity to strike. However, there’s a rude awakening headed her way. Her sinister plot to push her evil, vindictive, retaliatory “PURGING SCHEME” down the throats of unsuspecting Harris County voters is being exposed for the world to see.
It’s a fact that “BLACK JUDICIAL CANDIDATES” are being unfairly targeted for extinction by using their ‘ethnic-sounding’ names as a distinguishable characteristic in down-ballot judicial races.
Nope, this isn’t the 1960s – this is 2024 I’m talking about, and racism has resurfaced in Harris County, Texas, at a level that I’ve never seen before in my nearly three decades of following local politics.
Believe it or not, the “2026 MIDTERM ELECTION CYCLE” is already underway, but it is unclear whether African American incumbent Democratic judges received the memo. With Houston’s first openly gay Mayor, Annise Parker, planning to sign up in December 2025 to unseat embattled Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo in the March 2026 Democratic Party Primary, the “LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY” is already in feeding frenzy mode.
And with (26) twenty-six “BLACK JUDGES” on the menu, oops, I mean the ballot, African American incumbent Democratic judges had better have their heads on a swivel, as many will face primary challenges in local 2026 Democratic Party Primary races.
“FIRST THINGS FIRST.”
Before the 2026 Midterm Election rolls around, there’s a race for the 180th Criminal District Court, scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2025, between Judge DaSean Jones, a heterosexual African American male who is a highly decorated combat veteran.
Removing the fact that Judge DeSean Jones is a “HETEROSEXUAL BLACK MALE” happily married to (Audia Jones), a “BIOLOGICAL BLACK FEMALE” and the fact that his Republican opponent, Tami C. Pierce is “LESBIAN WHITE FEMALE” who is happily married to Dr. Stephanie L. Gross-Pierce, from the equation, Judge Dasean Jones is the more appealing candidate.
“MEET JUDGE JONES.”
For the record, Judge DaSean Jones was born and raised in Georgetown, South Carolina, not Houston, Texas. According to his biography, he is early life was heavily influenced by his father, a United States Army Veteran.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from the prestigious Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, in May 2001. After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts from Tuskegee, Judge Jones received his Master of Arts in Management and Leadership in March 2006 from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.
His law degree was obtained from the prestigious Thurgood Marshall School of Law on the campus of Texas Southern University. Judge Jones earned his Juris Doctor degree in May 2011.
Many folks don’t understand that Judge DaSean Jones is an experienced attorney and trial lawyer focused on civil rights litigation before becoming the presiding judge for the 180th Criminal District Court in Harris County, Texas.
Another little-known fact about Judge DaSean Jones is that he began his professional career in the U.S. Army by serving as a Field Artillery officer.
Judge Jones was appointed as a USAR Military Judge in 2022 and currently serves as the only African American male serving in this capacity across all five military branches, which includes the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
According to his biography, Judge DaSean Jones continues to serve in the U.S. Army Reserve’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps, where he currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
“OPEN YOUR EYES.”
Anyone with eyes should be able to see that Judge DaSean Jones can recognize “DECEPTIVE DEALINGS” from a mile away. He honed this skill as he transitioned from active duty in the military into a highly successful trial lawyer who focused his practice on civil rights litigation.
As a practicing trial lawyer, Judge DaSean Jones represented clients, many of whom were victims of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Texas Labor Code, personal injury, criminal defense, and military separation boards.
If you’ve been paying attention, you would realize “HETEROSEXUAL MEN” like Judge DaSean Jones have never been fully embraced by the Harris County Democratic Party. And as for African American women, their honeymoon is over.
African American women have enjoyed several dominant election cycles in Harris County, but their reign and the “QUEENS OF JUDICIAL BENCHES” is winding down. And what’s unfolding in Harris County, Texas, is a situation where some “POLITICAL PARTY BOSSES” feel like African American women have gotten beside themselves and need to be put back in their place.
Many “TRUE BLUE DEMOCRATS” don’t see what’s unfolding. However, others can feel powerless to do anything about what’s happening. Truth be told, the Harris County Democratic Party is headed toward a total implosion if a course correction isn’t taken fast – that’s a fact.
Given the fact that African American women have unquestionably been the juggernauts behind the Harris County Democratic Party’s drive to superiority in local courtrooms since about 2008.
“CLOSING THOUGHTS.”
The success and dominance African American Women have achieved in Harris County over less than a decade has ruffled feathers and placed targets on their backs. The saddest part about what’s unfolding is that without a drastic course correction in the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election, “BLACK FEMALE JUDGES” are going to become extinct – like the dinosaurs. DO SOMETHING!!!
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Judge Lashawn Williams, Judge Angela Graves Harrington, Judge Shannon Baldwin, Judge Tonya Jones, and Judge Toria J. Finch will be in the fight of their political lives as Democrats are already contemplating challenging the (26) twenty-six "AFRICAN AMERICAN JUDGES" who are up for re-election in the upcoming 2026 Midterm Election for Harris County, Texas. However, I'm not sure why so many potential candidates are seeking to run against the (26) twenty-six African American incumbent judges when there will be (68) sixty-eight local benches up for grabs in the 2026 Midterm Election in Harris County, Texas.
There are (68) Sixty-Eight Local Benches to Choose From in the 2026 Midterms
55th Civil District Court
Judge Latosha Lewis Payne (DEM)
113th Civil District Court
Judge Rabeea Collier (DEM)
157th Civil District Court
Judge Tanya Garrison (DEM)
180th Criminal District Court
Judge DaSean Jones (DEM)
182nd Criminal District Court
Judge Danilo "Danny" Lacayo (DEM)
183rd Criminal District Court
Kristin M. Guiney (REP)
Judge Kristin M. Guiney ran for the 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 8, and defeated Judge Richard Hightower and, therefore, will not be on the 2026 Midterm Election ballot.
184th Criminal District Court
Judge Katherine "Kat" Thomas (DEM)
185th Criminal District Court
Judge Andrea Beall (DEM)
189th Civil District Court
Tamika Craft-Demming (DEM)
190th Civil District Court
Judge Beau Miller (DEM)
208th Criminal District Court
Judge Beverly Armstrong (DEM)
209th Criminal District Court
Judge Brian E. Warren (DEM)
228th Criminal District Court
(Deceased) Judge Frank Aguilar (DEM)
230th Criminal District Court
Judge Chris Morton (DEM)
232nd Criminal District Court
Judge Josh Hill (Dem)
234th Civil District Court
Judge Lauren Reeder (DEM)
248th Criminal District Court
Judge Hilary Unger (DEM)
262nd Criminal District Court
Judge Lori Chambers Gray (DEM)
263rd Criminal District Court
Judge Melissa Marie Morris (DEM)
269th Civil District Court
Judge Cory Don Sepolio (DEM)
270th Civil District Court
Judge Dedra Davis (DEM)
281st Civil District Court
Judge Christine Weems (DEM
295th Civil District Court
Judge Donna Roth (DEM)
482nd Criminal District Court
Judge Veronica M. Nelson (DEM)
246th Family District Court
Judge Angela Graves Harrington (DEM)
247th Family District Court
Judge Janice Berg (DEM)
257th Family District Court
Judge Sandra Peake (DEM)
280th Family Protective Court
Judge Damiene Dianne Curvey (DEM)
308th Family District Court
Judge Gloria Lopez (DEM)
309th Family District Court
Judge Linda Marie Dunson (DEM)
310th Family District Court
Judge Sonya Leah Heath (DEM)
311th Family District Court
Judge Germaine Ja'net Tanner (DEM)
312th Family District Court
Judge Teresa J. Waldrop (DEM)
313th Juvenile District Court
Judge Natalia Cokinos Oakes (DEM)
314th Juvenile District Court
Judge Michelle Moore (DEM)
315th Juvenile District Court
Judge Leah Shapiro (DEM)
Harris County Judge
County Judge Lina Hidalgo (DEM)
County Civil Court at Law No. 1
Judge Audrie Lawton Evans (DEM)
County Civil Court at Law No. 2
Judge Jim F. Kovach (DEM)
County Civil Court at Law No. 3
Judge LaShawn A. Williams (DEM)
County Civil Court at Law No. 4
Judge M.K. Monica Singh (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 1
Judge Alex Salgado (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 2
Judge Paula Goodhart (REP)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 3
Judge Leslie Johnson (REP)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 4
Judge Shannon Baldwin (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 5
Judge David Marcel Fleischer (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 6
Judge Kelly Andrews (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Judge Andrew A. Wright (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 8
Judge Erika Ramirez (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
Judge Toria J. Finch (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Judge Juanita Jackson (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 11
Judge Sedrick T. Walker, II (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 12
Judge Genesis E. Draper (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 13
Judge Raul Rodriguez (DEM)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 14
Judge Jessica N. Padilla (REP)
County Criminal Court at Law No. 15
Judge Tonya Jones (DEM)
County Probate Court No. 1
Judge Jerry Simoneaux (DEM)
County Probate Court No. 2
Judge Pamela Medina (DEM)
County Probate Court No. 3
Judge Jason Cox (DEM)
County Probate Court No. 4
Judge James Horwitz (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2
Judge Steve Duble (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2
Judge Delores Lozano (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2
Judge Lucia Bates (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2
Judge Laryssa Korduba (REP)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2
Judge Bob Wolfe (REP)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6, Place 2
Judge Angela D. Rodriguez (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, Place 2
Judge Sharon M. Burney (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8, Place 2
Judge Louie Ditta (REP)
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Judge Latosha Lewis Payne is the presiding judge for the 55th Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Latosha Lewis Payne will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Tamika “Tami” Craft is the presiding judge for the 189th Criminal District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Tamika “Tami” Craft will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge DaSean Jones is the presiding judge for the 180th Criminal District Court in Harris County, Texas. He will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election. However, Judge DaSean Jones must defeat his Republican challenger, Tami C. Pierce, on Saturday, May 3, 2025, to remain the presiding judge for the 180th Criminal District Court in Harris County, Texas.
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Judge Katherine N. Thomas is the presiding judge for the 184th Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Katherine N. Thomas will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Beverly D. Armstrong is the presiding judge for the 208th Criminal District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Beverly D. Armstrong will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Angela M. Lancelin is the presiding judge for the 245th Family District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Angela M. Lancelin will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Angela Graves Harrington is the presiding judge for the 246th Family District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Angela Graves Harrington will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Sandra J. Peake is the presiding judge for the 257th Family District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Sandra J. Peake will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Lori Chambers Gray is the presiding judge for the 262nd Criminal District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Lori Chambers Gray will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Melissa M. Morris is the presiding judge for the 263rd Criminal District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Melissa M. Morris will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Dedra Davis is the presiding judge for the 270th Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Dedra Davis will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Damiane “Dianne” Curvey presides over the 280th Family District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge “Damiane “Dianne” Curvey will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Linda Marie Dunson is the presiding judge for the 309th Family District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Linda Marie Dunson will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Germaine Tanner is the presiding judge for the 311th Family District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Germaine "Ja'Net Tanner will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Michelle Moore is the presiding judge for the 314th Juvenile District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Michelle Moore will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Veronica M. Nelson is the presiding judge for the 482nd Criminal District Court in Harris County, Texas. Judge Veronica M. Nelson will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Shannon Baldwin is the presiding judge for the County Criminal Court at Law No. 4 in Harris County, Texas. Judge Shannon Baldwin will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Toria J. Finch presides over the County Criminal Court at Law No. 9 in Harris County, Texas. Judge Toria J. Finch will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Juanita Jackson is the presiding judge for the County Criminal Court at Law No. 10 in Harris County, Texas. Judge Juanita Jackson will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Sedrick T. Walker II is the presiding judge for the County Criminal Court at Law No. 11 in Harris County, Texas. Judge Sedrick T. Walker II will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Genesis Draper presides for the County Criminal Court at Law No. 12 in Harris County, Texas. Judge Genesis Draper will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Tonya Jones is the presiding judge for the County Criminal Court at Law No. 15 in Harris County, Texas. Judge Tonya Jones will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Audrie Lawton Evans is the presiding judge for the County Civil Court at Law No. 1 in Harris County, Texas. Judge Audrie Lawton Evans will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge LaShawn A. Williams is the presiding judge for the County Civil Court at Law No. 3 in Harris County, Texas. Judge LaShawn A. Williams will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Lucia Bates is the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 3, Place 2, in Harris County, Texas. Judge Lucia Bates will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.
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Judge Sharon Burney is the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 7, Place 2, in Harris County, Texas. Judge Sharon Burney will be up for reelection in the 2026 Midterm Election.