Harris County
Criminal District Judge, 248th Judicial District
David W. Overhuls
Republican- On ballot as
- DAVID W. OVERHULS
- Current role
- Attorney in private practice (per campaign)
- Background
- Undergraduate degree, Baylor University (per campaign)
- Law degree with honors, Georgetown University Law Center (per campaign)
- Lifelong Harris County resident; raised in the Humble area (per campaign)
- Experience
- Own law practice (per campaign)
- Harris County prosecutor (start of career); cases "from DWI to murder"; large drug-trafficking investigations and prosecutions (per campaign)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): advanced
- Top priorities
- Wants "to bring integrity, experience, and fairness to the courtroom"
- "justice should be administered with both strength and compassion"
- "every person deserves to be treated with respect"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: believes "justice should be administered with both strength and compassion"
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- "C" Club of Houston
- Campaign website
- overhulsforjudge.com
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