Harris County
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Paul ShanklinRepublican
Pamela MedinaDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
PAUL SHANKLIN
PAMELA MEDINA
Current role
Attorney; Aldine ISD Trustee (elected board secretary for 2026)
Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 2 (since January 1, 2023)
Background
- Law degree, University of Houston (1992) (per State Bar)
- Licensed in Texas (since 1993) (per State Bar)
- Certified by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (per Harris County Republican Party page)
- Bachelor's degree, University of Texas at Austin (1995)
- Law degree, Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University (2007)
Experience
- Commissioner, Harris County Housing Authority (per party page)
- Certified ad litem, Harris County family and probate courts (per party page)
- Former attorney and principal, Medina Law Texas, PLLC: estate planning, probate, guardianship, civil litigation
- Corporate trusts and estates asset management division, national bank
- Law clerk, 269th District Court, Harris County (start of legal career)
Top priorities
Not found
- Said she "will exemplify a strict adherence to all Judicial Canons" (campaign website, as quoted by Ballotpedia, March 2026)
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: Her campaign website, as quoted by Ballotpedia in March 2026, said she "will exemplify a strict adherence to all Judicial Canons"
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
Campaign website
Not found
Not found
Paul Shanklin
Republican- On ballot as
- PAUL SHANKLIN
- Current role
- Attorney; Aldine ISD Trustee (elected board secretary for 2026)
- Background
- Law degree, University of Houston (1992) (per State Bar)
- Licensed in Texas (since 1993) (per State Bar)
- Certified by the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (per Harris County Republican Party page)
- Experience
- Commissioner, Harris County Housing Authority (per party page)
- Certified ad litem, Harris County family and probate courts (per party page)
- 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
Pamela Medina
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- PAMELA MEDINA
- Current role
- Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 2 (since January 1, 2023)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, University of Texas at Austin (1995)
- Law degree, Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University (2007)
- Experience
- Former attorney and principal, Medina Law Texas, PLLC: estate planning, probate, guardianship, civil litigation
- Corporate trusts and estates asset management division, national bank
- Law clerk, 269th District Court, Harris County (start of legal career)
- Top priorities
- Said she "will exemplify a strict adherence to all Judicial Canons" (campaign website, as quoted by Ballotpedia, March 2026)
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Her campaign website, as quoted by Ballotpedia in March 2026, said she "will exemplify a strict adherence to all Judicial Canons"
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Campaign website
- Not found
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