Harris County
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Chris CarmonaRepublican
Christine WeemsDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
CHRIS CARMONA
CHRISTINE WEEMS
Current role
Attorney, The Carmona Firm, PLLC
Judge, 281st Civil District Court, Harris County (elected 2018)
Background
- Bachelor's degree in international relations, Marymount Manhattan College
- Law degree, South Texas College of Law (graduated 2009)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2010
- Attended Klein High School and the University of Texas at Austin
- Law degree, South Texas College of Law
- Board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law
- Born in Miami to parents who fled Vietnam in 1975
- Grew up in Spring, Texas
Experience
- Ran for the 185th District Court (2022); lost
- Ran for Texas House District 148 (2014 and 2019); lost
- Ran for Harris County Attorney (2016); lost
- Has presided over 80 jury trials since taking the bench (per campaign)
- Democratic nominee, Texas Supreme Court, Place 4 (2024)
- Director, mock trial program, University of Houston Law Center
- Adjunct professor, University of Houston Law Center
Top priorities
Not found
- "a commitment to fairness in every courtroom"
- "manage complex civil cases efficiently and fairly"
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: brings "a commitment to fairness in every courtroom"
- Court administration: Campaign site: has the experience "to manage complex civil cases efficiently and fairly"
Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary)
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus (primary)
- Bay Area New Democrats (primary)
Chris Carmona
Republican- On ballot as
- CHRIS CARMONA
- Current role
- Attorney, The Carmona Firm, PLLC
- Background
- Bachelor's degree in international relations, Marymount Manhattan College
- Law degree, South Texas College of Law (graduated 2009)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2010
- Experience
- Ran for the 185th District Court (2022); lost
- Ran for Texas House District 148 (2014 and 2019); lost
- Ran for Harris County Attorney (2016); lost
- 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
Christine Weems
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- CHRISTINE WEEMS
- Current role
- Judge, 281st Civil District Court, Harris County (elected 2018)
- Background
- Attended Klein High School and the University of Texas at Austin
- Law degree, South Texas College of Law
- Board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law
- Born in Miami to parents who fled Vietnam in 1975
- Grew up in Spring, Texas
- Experience
- Has presided over 80 jury trials since taking the bench (per campaign)
- Democratic nominee, Texas Supreme Court, Place 4 (2024)
- Director, mock trial program, University of Houston Law Center
- Adjunct professor, University of Houston Law Center
- Top priorities
- "a commitment to fairness in every courtroom"
- "manage complex civil cases efficiently and fairly"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: brings "a commitment to fairness in every courtroom"
- Court administration: Campaign site: has the experience "to manage complex civil cases efficiently and fairly"
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary)
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus (primary)
- Bay Area New Democrats (primary)
- Campaign website
- weemsforjudge.com
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