Assistant District Attorney, Harris County District Attorney's Office

Amber Cox is an attorney with the Harris County District Attorney's Office, licensed in Texas since 2004². She has not previously held judicial office; she was the Republican nominee for the 263rd District Court in 2022 and lost with 48.5 percent of the vote¹. She is the Republican nominee for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 13 against incumbent Democrat Raul Rodriguez¹.

• Attorney, Harris County District Attorney's Office²
• J.D., South Texas College of Law, 2004; licensed in Texas since December 2004²
• Cox has not previously held judicial office. She was the Republican nominee for the 263rd District Court in 2022 and lost to Democrat Melissa Morris, 48.5 percent to 51.5 percent¹. She advanced unopposed from the Republican primary for County Criminal Court at Law No. 13 on March 3, 2026, and faces incumbent Democrat Raul Rodriguez on November 3, 2026¹.
• Bar poll: The Houston Bar Association's Judicial Preference Poll is a non-binding survey of HBA members' preferences, and the HBA states it is not an endorsement. The 2026 poll was open as of September 27, 2026, closes October 2, 2026, and results are due October 9, 2026; no results had been published as of this writing³.