Judge, 311th District Court (Harris County)

Germaine Tanner has been judge of the 311th District Court, a family court, in Harris County since January 2019¹. She earned a J.D. from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University and ran a family-law practice before taking the bench¹². She advanced unopposed from the Democratic primary for reelection and faces Republican Joe Radler in the general election¹.

• Judge, 311th District Court, Harris County, since January 1, 2019; current term ends December 31, 2026¹
• B.A. in political science, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana; J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University; licensed in Texas since November 2003¹²
• Established a family-law practice in 2003; has served as amicus attorney, attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, and special master; certified hearing examiner for the Texas Education Agency¹
• Defeated incumbent Republican Alicia Franklin York in the November 6, 2018 general election and took office January 1, 2019; reelected in November 2022 over Republican Gardner Eastland¹. Advanced unopposed from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026¹. Faces Republican Joe Radler in the November 3, 2026 general election¹.