Harris County
Criminal District Judge, 185th Judicial District
Andrea Beall
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- ANDREA BEALL
- Current role
- Judge, 185th District Court, Harris County (since Jan. 1, 2023)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, Baylor University (2009)
- Graduate degree, Eastern University (2011)
- J.D. magna cum laude, South Texas College of Law Houston (per campaign)
- Experience
- Elected November 2022, defeating Chris Carmona; took office Jan. 1, 2023
- Chair, Docket Management Committee, Felony Board of Judges (per campaign)
- Presiding judge, felony veterans treatment court (per campaign)
- Approximately 70 jury trials presided over since taking the bench in 2023 (per campaign)
- Former felony chief prosecutor, Harris County District Attorney's Child Fatality Division (per campaign biography written before she took the bench)
- Top priorities
- "Only through increasing access to justice and lowering the rate of recidivism can true reform take place in our Criminal Justice System."
- Her campaign says she "has created a Youthful Offenders Docket for offenders between the ages of 17 and 25"
- "Judges MUST commit to working hard and holding jury trials" to "decrease the backlog of cases"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Only through increasing access to justice and lowering the rate of recidivism can true reform take place in our Criminal Justice System."
- Court administration: Campaign site: "Judges MUST commit to working hard and holding jury trials in order to hold attorneys for both sides accountable to their cases and decrease the backlog of cases."
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Houston Police Officers' Union (shared endorsement)
- Greater Heights Democratic Club (primary)
- Campaign website
- andreabeallforjudge.com
Open in the full comparison: Harris County