Harris County
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Paul M. SullivanRepublican
Rabeea CollierDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
PAUL M. SULLIVAN
RABEEA COLLIER
Current role
Attorney
Judge, 113th District Court, Harris County (first elected 2018; re-elected 2022)
Background
- Law degree, South Texas College of Law Houston (J.D., 2014)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2016
- Native Houstonian
- Lifelong Eagle Scout (per campaign)
- Bachelor's degree in government, University of Texas at Austin
- Law degree, Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law
- Native Houstonian
Experience
- Has handled hundreds of litigated cases, mediations, pre-trial hearings, trials and appeals (per campaign)
- Licensed in Texas state and federal courts, including U.S. Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court (per campaign)
- Has presided over more than 85 jury trials (per her official court biography)
- President, Texas Association of District Judges (2024–2025)
- Chair, Jury Committee, Harris County Board of District Judges (2021–2024)
Top priorities
- "following the law without bias or partiality"
- "making decisions efficiently, timely and impartially"
- "No case is routine or unimportant, and everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect."
Not found
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "dedicated to serving his community by following the law without bias or partiality"
- Court administration: Campaign site: cites "following the law and making decisions efficiently, timely and impartially"
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
Paul M. Sullivan
Republican- On ballot as
- PAUL M. SULLIVAN
- Current role
- Attorney
- Background
- Law degree, South Texas College of Law Houston (J.D., 2014)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2016
- Native Houstonian
- Lifelong Eagle Scout (per campaign)
- Experience
- Has handled hundreds of litigated cases, mediations, pre-trial hearings, trials and appeals (per campaign)
- Licensed in Texas state and federal courts, including U.S. Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "following the law without bias or partiality"
- "making decisions efficiently, timely and impartially"
- "No case is routine or unimportant, and everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect."
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "dedicated to serving his community by following the law without bias or partiality"
- Court administration: Campaign site: cites "following the law and making decisions efficiently, timely and impartially"
- Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Campaign website
- paulsullivanforjudge.com
Rabeea Collier
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- RABEEA COLLIER
- Current role
- Judge, 113th District Court, Harris County (first elected 2018; re-elected 2022)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree in government, University of Texas at Austin
- Law degree, Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law
- Native Houstonian
- Experience
- Has presided over more than 85 jury trials (per her official court biography)
- President, Texas Association of District Judges (2024–2025)
- Chair, Jury Committee, Harris County Board of District Judges (2021–2024)
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Campaign website
- rabeeacollierforjudge.com
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