Fort Bend County
District Attorney, 268th Judicial District
Brian M Middleton
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- BRIAN M MIDDLETON
- Current role
- Fort Bend County District Attorney (elected November 2018; since January 2019)
- Background
- Bachelor of Arts in economics, University of Houston (1994)
- Law degree with honors, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (1997)
- Lamar High School graduate (1990)
- Graduate, Wharton County Police Academy (per campaign)
- Licensed to practice law in 1997
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- Licensed peace officer
- Born in Houston
- Experience
- Earlier worked in the Texas Attorney General's Habeas Corpus Division
- Earlier a briefing attorney, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
- Former assistant district attorney, Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office
- Founder, Middleton Law Firm (2003)
- Served as municipal prosecutor, Meadows Place, Wallis and Jersey Village
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- Served as a judge, Jacinto City
- 2022 Texas Prosecutor of the Year, State Bar of Texas and Texas District & County Attorneys Association (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Top priority: "Reduce crime, reduce harm and help youth." (Community Impact Q&A)
- "The county is urbanizing, and I will work to ensure policies and resources are properly implemented to maintain public safety."
- Campaign site lists three priorities: "Tough on violent crime", "Protecting families from domestic violence" and "Championing justice for all"
- Says he will continue community outreach, "including the District Attorney's Citizens Academy"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Study and determine the community impact of each new development, including forecasting and funding sufficient law enforcement resources"
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: In a Community Impact Q&A, his top priority: "Reduce crime, reduce harm and help youth."
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Texas Organizing Project PAC
- Fort Bend Business Coalition
- Campaign website
- middletonforda.com
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