Harris County
Juvenile District Judge, 313th Judicial District
Samantha Y. Davis
Democratic- On ballot as
- SAMANTHA Y. DAVIS
- Current role
- Presides over the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center Court (per campaign)
- Background
- Graduate, University of Houston-Downtown
- Graduate, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- Lifelong Houstonian
- Experience
- Presiding over that court since 2019 (per campaign)
- Attorney, over 20 years: juvenile law, family law, adoptions, personal injury cases (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "ensure that children and families in Harris County are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect"
- "a strong belief in rehabilitation over punishment"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: running "to ensure that children and families in Harris County are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect"; cites "a strong belief in rehabilitation over punishment"
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Houston Police Officers' Union (shared endorsement)
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Bay Area Democratic Movement (listed by campaign)
- Houston Black American Democrats (listed by campaign)
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- Houston Lawyers Association (listed by campaign)
- Mexican American Bar Association Houston (listed by campaign)
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus (listed by campaign)
- The Greater Heights Democratic Club (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- davisfor313.com
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