Harris County
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Nile CopelandRepublican
Latosha Lewis PayneDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
NILE COPELAND
LATOSHA LEWIS PAYNE
Current role
Attorney, Copeland Law Group, PLLC
Judge, 55th Civil District Court, Harris County (first elected 2018)
Background
- Bachelor's degree in biological sciences, Louisiana State University
- Master's degree in educational administration, Louisiana State University
- Law degree, South Texas College of Law (1999)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2002
- Law degree, University of Texas School of Law (2000)
- Bachelor's degree in environmental studies and political science, Tulane University (1996)
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law
Experience
- Experience includes work as an associate municipal judge for the City of Houston
- Ran for Harris County Treasurer (2018), 127th District Court (2020), 55th District Court (2022), 11th District Court (2024); lost each
- Local Administrative Judge, Harris County District Courts (Jan. 1, 2022–Dec. 31, 2025)
- Attorney, 18 years, mostly at large international law firms
- Former partner, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, and co-founding partner, Trahan Dinn Kornegay Payne LLP
Top priorities
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Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
Campaign website
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Nile Copeland
Republican- On ballot as
- NILE COPELAND
- Current role
- Attorney, Copeland Law Group, PLLC
- Background
- Bachelor's degree in biological sciences, Louisiana State University
- Master's degree in educational administration, Louisiana State University
- Law degree, South Texas College of Law (1999)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2002
- Experience
- Experience includes work as an associate municipal judge for the City of Houston
- Ran for Harris County Treasurer (2018), 127th District Court (2020), 55th District Court (2022), 11th District Court (2024); lost each
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Campaign website
- Not found
Latosha Lewis Payne
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- LATOSHA LEWIS PAYNE
- Current role
- Judge, 55th Civil District Court, Harris County (first elected 2018)
- Background
- Law degree, University of Texas School of Law (2000)
- Bachelor's degree in environmental studies and political science, Tulane University (1996)
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law
- Experience
- Local Administrative Judge, Harris County District Courts (Jan. 1, 2022–Dec. 31, 2025)
- Attorney, 18 years, mostly at large international law firms
- Former partner, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, and co-founding partner, Trahan Dinn Kornegay Payne LLP
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Campaign website
- Not found
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