Harris County
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 14
Yahaira Quezada
Democratic- On ballot as
- YAHAIRA QUEZADA
- Current role
- Family Court Associate Judge, 246th District Court, Harris County
- Background
- City College of the City University of New York (2003)
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law; licensed 2007
- Born in the Dominican Republic (per campaign)
- Moved to the Bronx, New York, at age 12 (per campaign)
- Experience
- Former Harris County Assistant District Attorney and juvenile public defender (per campaign)
- Former criminal defense attorney and immigration attorney (per campaign)
- Former adjudication hearing officer, City of Houston, and adjunct professor (per campaign)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won over James Hu
- Top priorities
- "fairness, accountability and compassion"
- "the importance of protecting public safety and promoting opportunity for everyone"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: she would bring her experience to the court "with fairness, accountability and compassion."
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Campaign website
- votejudgequezada.com
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