Judicial Endorsements
The Houston Association of Women Attorneys is a non-partisan legal organization made up of Houston lawyers, judges, and law students.
Our Judicial Screening Committee invited every judicial candidate who is in a contested race to screen for endorsement by AWA. The screening process required each candidate to respond to a written questionnaire and then interview with the Committee. The Committee’s recommendations were then voted on by the entirety of the organization. The Committee spent over 100 hours interviewing and discussing the candidates and AWA prides itself on the quality of its judicial endorsements. We thank the committee for their hard work in this 2026 cycle!
Texas Supreme Court
Chief Justice
Maggie Ellis
Place 2
Chari Kelly
Place 7
Kristen Hawkins
Place 8
Brett Busby
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Place 4
Audra Riley
Place 9
Holly Taylor
First Court of Appeals
Place 3
Veronica Rivas-Molloy
Place 4
David Gunn
Place 5
Amparo “Amy” Guerra
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Chief Justice
Kevin Jewell
Place 7
Ken Wise
Fifteenth Court of Appeals
Place 2
Scott Field
Place 3
April Farris
Civil District Courts
55th Civil District Court
Latosha Lewis Payne
113th Civil District Court
Rabeea Sultan Collier
157th Civil District Court
Tanya Garrison
189th Civil District Court
Vance Christopher
190th Civil District Court
Beau Miller
234th Civil District Court
Lauren Reeder
269th Civil District Court
Cory Sepolio
270th Civil District Court
Brian Staley
281st Civil District Court
Christine Weems
295th Civil District Court
Donna Roth
Criminal District Courts
180th Criminal District Court
Tami Pierce
182nd Criminal District Court
Danilo Lacayo
183rd Criminal District Court
Lance Long
184th Criminal District Court
Katherine Thomas
185th Criminal District Court
Andrea Beall
208th Criminal District Court
Beverly Armstrong
209th Criminal District Court
Brian Warren
228th Criminal District Court
Caroline Dozier
230th Criminal District Court
Chris Morton
232nd Criminal District Court
Josh Hill
248th Criminal District Court
Hilary Unger
263rd Criminal District Court
Melissa Morris
482nd Criminal District Court
Veronica Nelson
486th Criminal District Court
Vanessa Velasquez
495th Criminal District Court
Tiffany Hill
496th Criminal District Court
Dan Simons
497th Criminal District Court
Peyton Peebles
Family District Courts
245th Family District Court
Dual Endorsement:
Angela Lancelin
Paula Vlahakos
280th Family District Court
Damiane "Diane" Curvey
309th Family District Court
Linda Dunson
311th Family District Court
Germaine Tanner
312th Family District Court
Teresa Waldrop
Juvenile Courts
313th Juvenile Court
Samantha Davis
315th Juvenile Court
Leah Shapiro
County Civil Courts
County Civil Court No. 1
Jamie King
County Civil Court No. 3
LaShawn Williams
County Civil Court No. 4
Manpreet “Monica” Singh
County Criminal Courts
County Criminal Court No. 01
Alex Salgado
County Criminal Court No. 02
Matthew Perez
County Criminal Court No. 03
Carlos Aguayo
County Criminal Court No. 04
Shannon Baldwin
County Criminal Court No. 05
David Fleischer
County Criminal Court No. 06
Kelley Andrews
County Criminal Court No. 08
Erika Ramirez
County Criminal Court No. 09
Toria Finch
County Criminal Court No. 10
Juanita Jackson
County Criminal Court No. 11
Sedrick T. Walker II
County Criminal Court No. 12
Ashley Mayes Guice
County Criminal Court No. 13
Raul Rodriguez
County Criminal Court No. 14
No Endorsement
County Criminal Court No. 15
Tonya Jones
Probate Courts
Probate Court No. 1
Jerry Simoneaux
Probate Court No. 2
Pamela Medina
Probate Court No. 3
Jason Cox
Probate Court No. 4
James Horwitz
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Questions can be directed to endorsements@awahouston.org and/or info@awahouston.org.