Other Early Criminal Court Filings for the 2026 Election

 While we are on the subject of judges and elections, there are some folks that have made some announcements (or have at least made a filing) that signal an intention to run for office in the 2026.  Here's who we have so far:

As mentioned in the last post, former-183rd District Court Judge Chuck Silverman has switched to the Republican Party and will be challenging incumbent Democrat Judge Josh Hill.

• Former Prosecutor and current Defense Attorney David Overhuls is running as a Republican for the 248th District Court against incumbent Democrat Judge Hillary Unger.
• Prosecutor Nathan Moss is running for the 262nd District Court as a Republican against incumbent Democrat Judge Lori Chambers-Gray.
• Defense Attorney Matt Alford has filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run for County Court at Law # 2.  I have been told that he is running as a Republican and that incumbent Judge Paula Goodhart is not running again.
• Defense Attorney Anna Eady has also filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run for County Court at Law # 2.
• Defense attorney Allison Mathis has filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run as a Democrat for County Court at Law # 3 against incumbent Judge Leslie Johnson.
• Former Prosecutor and current Defense Attorney Rebecca Philips Aceto has filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run for County Court at Law # 4 against incumbent Democrat Judge Shannon Baldwin.
• Harris County Prosecutor (and noted Mormon) Adam Brodrick has filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run for County Court at Law # 7 against incumbent Democrat Judge Andrew Wright.
• Harris County Prosecutor Victor Flores has filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run for County Court at Law # 10 against incumbent Democrat Judge Juanita Jackson.
• Harris County Prosecutor Liz Buss has filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run for County Court at Law # 11 against incumbent Democrat Judge Sedrick Walker.
• Harris County Prosecutor and former Judge Ashley Guice has filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run for County Court at Law # 12 (presumably as a Democrat).  NOTE:  This Court is about to come open as Judge Genesis Draper takes the position of Harris County Public Defender.  The County Commissioners will be appointing a replacement for Judge Draper who will most likely be a Democrat that will then run for the bench in 2026.  As of this writing, it is unclear who that person will be.
• Former Harris County Prosecutor and current Liberty County Prosecutor Anna Emmons has also filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run for County Court at Law # 12.  
• Former Prosecutor, Former Defense Attorney and current Family Court Associate Judge Yahaira Quezada has filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run for County Court at Law # 14 against incumbent Republican Judge Jessica Padilla.
• Current Prosecutor Michael Abner has also filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run as a Democrat for County Court at Law # 14.  
• Former Prosecutor and current Defense Attorney Stephen St. Martin has filed an Appointment of Treasurer to run (presumably as a Republican) for County Court at Law # 15 against incumbent Democrat Judge Tonya Jones.

That's all I have at the moment.  If I left anyone off the list, it was inadvertent and please feel free to correct me.