Judge, Criminal District Court No. 4 (Tarrant County)

Andy Porter is the sitting judge of Criminal District Court No. 4 in Tarrant County, listed as such on the county's felony courts page¹, and has held the seat since 2023². He is the Republican nominee for the seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot against Democrat John Brender³.

• Judge, Criminal District Court No. 4 (Tarrant County), a felony court, since 2023¹²
• His campaign site says that since January 1, 2023 he has overseen the most serious felony cases in the court and reduced its average daily caseload from almost 2,300 cases to around 1,300 (the candidate's own account, not independently verified)⁴
• Not stated in the official sources reviewed beyond that he has held the seat since 2023². He is running for reelection as the Republican nominee³.
• Bar poll: Tarrant County Bar Association 2026 Judicial Candidate Poll (Jan 6 to Jan 29, 2026; 441 of 2,026 eligible attorney members voted, 21.8%). This is a non-binding poll of lawyers, not an endorsement by the Association. Results for Andy Porter: Strongly Recommend 21.5% (40), Recommend 14.0% (26), Neutral 9.1% (17), Not Recommend 8.6% (16), Strongly Not Recommend 14.0% (26), Skipped 32.8% (61) (percent of the voters who chose that race category, with vote counts). The poll was taken before the March 3 primary⁶⁷.