Harris County
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 14
Jessica N. Padilla
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- JESSICA N. PADILLA
- Current role
- Judge, Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 14 (elected 2022; since January 1, 2023)
- Background
- B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University
- J.D., South Texas College of Law
- Sixth-generation Texan (per campaign)
- Experience
- Indigent defense, more than a decade (per campaign)
- Served as a defense attorney with the STAR Drug Court (per campaign)
- Harris County District Attorney's Office; start of career (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "committed to efficiency, fairness, and ensuring that the judicial process moves forward without unnecessary delay"
- "removing obstacles that hinder progress or access to resources"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: her work emphasizes accountability and "removing obstacles that hinder progress or access to resources."
- Court administration: Campaign site: "she has worked tirelessly to eliminate the backlog in her court and has consistently maintained one of the lowest dockets among the county's criminal courts."
- Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Campaign website
- judgejessicapadilla.com
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