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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Juvenile District Judge, 313th Judicial District

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Harris County
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Amy StricklingRepublican
Samantha Y. DavisSamantha Y. DavisDemocratic
On ballot as
AMY STRICKLING
SAMANTHA Y. DAVIS
Current role
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Presides over the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center Court (per campaign)
Background
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  • Graduate, University of Houston-Downtown
  • Graduate, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
  • Lifelong Houstonian
Experience
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  • Presiding over that court since 2019 (per campaign)
  • Attorney, over 20 years: juvenile law, family law, adoptions, personal injury cases (per campaign)
Top priorities
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  • "ensure that children and families in Harris County are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect"
  • "a strong belief in rehabilitation over punishment"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: running "to ensure that children and families in Harris County are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect"; cites "a strong belief in rehabilitation over punishment"
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Houston Police Officers' Union (shared endorsement)
  • The "C" Club of Houston
  • Houston Police Officers' Union (shared endorsement)
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Houston Association of Women Attorneys
  • Bay Area Democratic Movement (listed by campaign)
  • Houston Black American Democrats (listed by campaign)
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  • Houston Lawyers Association (listed by campaign)
  • Mexican American Bar Association Houston (listed by campaign)
  • Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus (listed by campaign)
  • The Greater Heights Democratic Club (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
Not found

Amy Strickling

Republican
On ballot as
AMY STRICKLING
Current role
Not found
Background
Not found
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Houston Police Officers' Union (shared endorsement)
  • The "C" Club of Houston
Campaign website
Not found
Samantha Y. Davis

Samantha Y. Davis

Democratic
On ballot as
SAMANTHA Y. DAVIS
Current role
Presides over the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center Court (per campaign)
Background
  • Graduate, University of Houston-Downtown
  • Graduate, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
  • Lifelong Houstonian
Experience
  • Presiding over that court since 2019 (per campaign)
  • Attorney, over 20 years: juvenile law, family law, adoptions, personal injury cases (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "ensure that children and families in Harris County are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect"
  • "a strong belief in rehabilitation over punishment"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: running "to ensure that children and families in Harris County are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect"; cites "a strong belief in rehabilitation over punishment"
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Houston Police Officers' Union (shared endorsement)
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Houston Association of Women Attorneys
  • Bay Area Democratic Movement (listed by campaign)
  • Houston Black American Democrats (listed by campaign)
Show all 9
  • Houston Lawyers Association (listed by campaign)
  • Mexican American Bar Association Houston (listed by campaign)
  • Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus (listed by campaign)
  • The Greater Heights Democratic Club (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
davisfor313.com