Harris County
Judge, County Probate Court No. 1
Jerry Simoneaux
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- JERRY SIMONEAUX
- Current role
- Presiding Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 1 (since January 2019; re-elected 2022)
- Background
- B.A. in French and B.B.A. in management, University of Houston
- J.D., South Texas College of Law (2001)
- Founder, Texas Probate Law American Inn of Court (per campaign)
- Experience
- Assistant State Presiding Judge, Statutory Probate Courts (per official court page)
- Associate Judge, Houston Municipal Courts (2015–2018) (per campaign)
- Staff attorney, Probate Court No. 1 (2009–2010) (per campaign)
- Founded and managed the Simoneaux Law Firm, later Simoneaux & Watson (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "Probate Court 1 is a service-first, technology-forward court ensuring swift and accessible justice for all."
- Calls compassion "one of the most important traits of the court staff and judge"
- First judge in Harris County to offer remote video hearings (per campaign)
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: On his official court page: probate courts serve the whole community, "making compassion one of the most important traits of the court staff and judge"
- Court administration: "Probate Court 1 is a service-first, technology-forward court ensuring swift and accessible justice for all."
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
- Campaign website
- judgejerry1.nationbuilder.com
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