Harris County
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Heather HudsonRepublican
Katherine "kat" ThomasDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
HEATHER HUDSON
KATHERINE "KAT" THOMAS
Current role
Attorney, Harris County District Attorney's Office
Judge, 184th District Court, Harris County (since Jan. 1, 2023)
Background
- Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University (2004)
- Law degree, St. Mary's University School of Law (2008)
- Born in Houston
- Bachelor's degree, Spelman College (2014)
- Law degree, Howard University School of Law (2017) (per her 2022 candidate survey)
- Former White House intern (per her 2022 candidate survey)
- Born in Houston
Experience
- Appellate prosecutor, Harris County District Attorney's Office, a decade (per her 2022 candidate survey)
- Prosecutor, Rio Grande Valley, several years, before returning to Houston (per her 2022 candidate survey)
- Republican nominee, 208th District Court (2022); lost to Beverly Armstrong
- Elected November 2022, defeating Lori DeAngelo; took office Jan. 1, 2023
- Harris County Assistant District Attorney and felony prosecutor before her election (per her 2022 candidate survey)
Top priorities
Not found
- Her campaign website said: "I believe justice should be thoughtful, accessible, and rooted in the dignity of every person who walks into the courtroom."
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, when she ran for another court: "Hudson will follow the rule of law and will treat all litigants, jurors, witnesses, and lawyers with dignity and respect."
- Court administration: In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, said she would work to reduce the case backlog "by holding trial and giving victims and defendants their day in court"
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign website, as quoted by Ballotpedia: "I believe justice should be thoughtful, accessible, and rooted in the dignity of every person who walks into the courtroom."
- Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
- "C" Club of Houston
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Greater Heights Democratic Club (primary)
Campaign website
Not found
Not found
Heather Hudson
Republican- On ballot as
- HEATHER HUDSON
- Current role
- Attorney, Harris County District Attorney's Office
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University (2004)
- Law degree, St. Mary's University School of Law (2008)
- Born in Houston
- Experience
- Appellate prosecutor, Harris County District Attorney's Office, a decade (per her 2022 candidate survey)
- Prosecutor, Rio Grande Valley, several years, before returning to Houston (per her 2022 candidate survey)
- Republican nominee, 208th District Court (2022); lost to Beverly Armstrong
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, when she ran for another court: "Hudson will follow the rule of law and will treat all litigants, jurors, witnesses, and lawyers with dignity and respect."
- Court administration: In a 2022 Ballotpedia survey, said she would work to reduce the case backlog "by holding trial and giving victims and defendants their day in court"
- Endorsements
- "C" Club of Houston
- Campaign website
- Not found
Katherine "kat" Thomas
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- KATHERINE "KAT" THOMAS
- Current role
- Judge, 184th District Court, Harris County (since Jan. 1, 2023)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, Spelman College (2014)
- Law degree, Howard University School of Law (2017) (per her 2022 candidate survey)
- Former White House intern (per her 2022 candidate survey)
- Born in Houston
- Experience
- Elected November 2022, defeating Lori DeAngelo; took office Jan. 1, 2023
- Harris County Assistant District Attorney and felony prosecutor before her election (per her 2022 candidate survey)
- Top priorities
- Her campaign website said: "I believe justice should be thoughtful, accessible, and rooted in the dignity of every person who walks into the courtroom."
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign website, as quoted by Ballotpedia: "I believe justice should be thoughtful, accessible, and rooted in the dignity of every person who walks into the courtroom."
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Greater Heights Democratic Club (primary)
- Campaign website
- Not found
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