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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 5

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Harris County
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Stella StevensStella StevensRepublican
David M. FleischerDavid M. FleischerDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
STELLA STEVENS
DAVID M. FLEISCHER
Current role
Criminal defense attorney
Judge, Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 5 (since January 1, 2019)
Background
  • Graduate, University of Houston Law Center (1999)
  • Native Texan; moved to Houston in 1996 to attend law school (per campaign)
Not found
Experience
  • Criminal defense practice, begun 2019 on return to practising law (per campaign)
  • Prosecutor, Montgomery County: County Attorney's Office, later District Attorney's Office (2000–2009)
  • Current term ends December 31, 2026
  • Licensed in Texas (since November 2004) (per State Bar)
  • Law degree, Thomas M. Cooley Law School (per State Bar)
Top priorities
  • "I'll do what I consider to be the right thing, and to follow the law"
  • "sometimes justice looks like justice and sometimes, it looks like mercy"
Not found
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "I can only promise that I'll do what I consider to be the right thing, and to follow the law."
  • Court administration: No public statement found
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • The "C" Club of Houston
  • Houston Black American Democrats
  • Houston Association of Women Attorneys
Campaign website
Not found
Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Republican
On ballot as
STELLA STEVENS
Current role
Criminal defense attorney
Background
  • Graduate, University of Houston Law Center (1999)
  • Native Texan; moved to Houston in 1996 to attend law school (per campaign)
Experience
  • Criminal defense practice, begun 2019 on return to practising law (per campaign)
  • Prosecutor, Montgomery County: County Attorney's Office, later District Attorney's Office (2000–2009)
Top priorities
  • "I'll do what I consider to be the right thing, and to follow the law"
  • "sometimes justice looks like justice and sometimes, it looks like mercy"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "I can only promise that I'll do what I consider to be the right thing, and to follow the law."
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • The "C" Club of Houston
David M. Fleischer

David M. Fleischer

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
DAVID M. FLEISCHER
Current role
Judge, Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 5 (since January 1, 2019)
Background
Not found
Experience
  • Current term ends December 31, 2026
  • Licensed in Texas (since November 2004) (per State Bar)
  • Law degree, Thomas M. Cooley Law School (per State Bar)
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Houston Black American Democrats
  • Houston Association of Women Attorneys
Campaign website
Not found