Judge, 361st District Court (Brazos County)

David Hilburn is judge of the 361st District Court in Brazos County; Governor Abbott appointed him and he was sworn in in January 2022¹. He previously served as a prosecutor and defense attorney and as chair of the Brazos County Republican Party¹².

• Judge, 361st District Court, Brazos County, since January 2022¹
• Prosecutor and defense attorney before taking the bench¹
• Past president of the Brazos County Bar Association; former chair, Republican Party of Brazos County²
• BS, Agricultural Development, Texas A&M University; JD, South Texas College of Law²
• Appointed by Governor Greg Abbott when Judge Steve Smith was named to the 10th Court of Appeals, and sworn in in January 2022¹. KBTX reported that his term ran to the end of that year; whether he was later elected was not confirmed in the sources reviewed. He was unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary³ and is unopposed in November⁴.