Harris County
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Lance LongRepublican Incumbent
Julia MaldonadoDemocraticOn ballot as
LANCE LONG
JULIA MALDONADO
Current role
Judge, 183rd District Court, Harris County (appointed, effective Jan. 1, 2025)
Former Judge, 507th District Court, Harris County (left office Dec. 31, 2024)
Background
- Bachelor of Science, Georgetown University
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law
- Lives in Houston
- Accounting degree, University of Houston-Downtown
- J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- Born in Nuevo Leon, Mexico
- Houston resident for more than 45 years (per campaign)
- Fluent in English and Spanish (per campaign)
Experience
- Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, effective Jan. 1, 2025; term expires Dec. 31, 2026
- Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Smith County Criminal District Attorney's Office (at his appointment)
- Former Assistant District Attorney, Harris County District Attorney's Office
- Former attorney and owner, Law Office of Lance Long
- Former Staff Attorney, Harris County Office of Court Management
- Republican nominee, Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 13 (2022); lost to incumbent Raul Rodriguez
- Judge, 507th District Court, a Harris County family court (re-elected 2020; left office Dec. 31, 2024)
- Founder, J. Maldonado Law Firm, P.C.
- Worked as an attorney and accountant
- Criminal defense attorney, over eighteen years, before becoming a judge (per campaign)
- Democratic nominee, Texas Supreme Court, Place 9 (2022); lost to Evan Young
Top priorities
Not found
- "Justice must be firm, fair, and always grounded in the law."
- "Tough on violent crime"
- "Fair to every defendant"
- "Efficient and accountable": "Reducing backlogs, eliminating delays, and keeping courts running smoothly."
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Justice must be firm, fair, and always grounded in the law."
- Court administration: Campaign site: wants courts that are "Efficient and accountable", "Reducing backlogs, eliminating delays, and keeping courts running smoothly."
Endorsements
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- "C" Club of Houston
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
Lance Long
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- LANCE LONG
- Current role
- Judge, 183rd District Court, Harris County (appointed, effective Jan. 1, 2025)
- Background
- Bachelor of Science, Georgetown University
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law
- Lives in Houston
- Experience
- Appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, effective Jan. 1, 2025; term expires Dec. 31, 2026
- Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Smith County Criminal District Attorney's Office (at his appointment)
- Former Assistant District Attorney, Harris County District Attorney's Office
- Former attorney and owner, Law Office of Lance Long
- Former Staff Attorney, Harris County Office of Court Management
- Republican nominee, Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 13 (2022); lost to incumbent Raul Rodriguez
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- "C" Club of Houston
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Campaign website
- Not found
Julia Maldonado
Democratic- On ballot as
- JULIA MALDONADO
- Current role
- Former Judge, 507th District Court, Harris County (left office Dec. 31, 2024)
- Background
- Accounting degree, University of Houston-Downtown
- J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- Born in Nuevo Leon, Mexico
- Houston resident for more than 45 years (per campaign)
- Fluent in English and Spanish (per campaign)
- Experience
- Judge, 507th District Court, a Harris County family court (re-elected 2020; left office Dec. 31, 2024)
- Founder, J. Maldonado Law Firm, P.C.
- Worked as an attorney and accountant
- Criminal defense attorney, over eighteen years, before becoming a judge (per campaign)
- Democratic nominee, Texas Supreme Court, Place 9 (2022); lost to Evan Young
- Top priorities
- "Justice must be firm, fair, and always grounded in the law."
- "Tough on violent crime"
- "Fair to every defendant"
- "Efficient and accountable": "Reducing backlogs, eliminating delays, and keeping courts running smoothly."
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Justice must be firm, fair, and always grounded in the law."
- Court administration: Campaign site: wants courts that are "Efficient and accountable", "Reducing backlogs, eliminating delays, and keeping courts running smoothly."
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Campaign website
- judgemaldonado.com
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