Harris County
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Amber CoxRepublican
Raul RodriguezDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
AMBER COX
RAUL RODRIGUEZ
Current role
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Judge, Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 13 (since January 1, 2019)
Background
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- Graduate of John H. Reagan High School in Houston
- B.B.A., University of Houston; J.D., South Texas College of Law Houston (1991)
Experience
- Attorney for 22 years, primarily in criminal law (per Harris County Republican Party candidate page)
- 35+ trials and hearings at the District Attorney's Office (per the same page)
- Ran for 263rd District Court (2022 general election); lost to Melissa Morris
- Elected November 6, 2018 and re-elected November 8, 2022
- Presides over a SOBER specialty court (per campaign)
- Associate Judge for the City of Houston Municipal Courts for 13 years, appointed in November 2005
- In private practice focused mainly on criminal defense for over 26 years before his election (per campaign)
Top priorities
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Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "He learned the importance of judicial temperament when dealing with attorneys, court personnel, defendants, victims and witnesses."
- Court administration: Campaign site: he is one of the judges presiding over SOBER Court, a specialty court "that deals with individuals who have alcohol or substance abuse issues."
Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
Amber Cox
Republican- On ballot as
- AMBER COX
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Attorney for 22 years, primarily in criminal law (per Harris County Republican Party candidate page)
- 35+ trials and hearings at the District Attorney's Office (per the same page)
- Ran for 263rd District Court (2022 general election); lost to Melissa Morris
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- The "C" Club of Houston
- Campaign website
- Not found
Raul Rodriguez
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- RAUL RODRIGUEZ
- Current role
- Judge, Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 13 (since January 1, 2019)
- Background
- Graduate of John H. Reagan High School in Houston
- B.B.A., University of Houston; J.D., South Texas College of Law Houston (1991)
- Experience
- Elected November 6, 2018 and re-elected November 8, 2022
- Presides over a SOBER specialty court (per campaign)
- Associate Judge for the City of Houston Municipal Courts for 13 years, appointed in November 2005
- In private practice focused mainly on criminal defense for over 26 years before his election (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "He learned the importance of judicial temperament when dealing with attorneys, court personnel, defendants, victims and witnesses."
- Court administration: Campaign site: he is one of the judges presiding over SOBER Court, a specialty court "that deals with individuals who have alcohol or substance abuse issues."
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Houston Black American Democrats
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Campaign website
- raulforjudge.com
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