Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 1

Jerry Simoneaux has served as judge of Harris County Probate Court No. 1 since January 1, 2019¹. He earned a B.A. in French and a B.B.A. in management from the University of Houston in 1997 and a J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 2001, and worked as a probate trial attorney, staff attorney for the same court, and an associate judge of the Houston Municipal Court before taking the bench¹. He is seeking re-election against Republican nominee Loyd Wright, whom he defeated in 2018 and 2022¹².

• Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 1, since January 1, 2019¹
• Associate Judge, Houston Municipal Court District¹
• Attorney and certified mediator, Simoneaux & Watson, P.C.¹
• Probate trial attorney, Galligan & Manning, 2010-2014¹
• Staff attorney, Harris County Probate Court No. 1, 2009-2010¹
• Senior managing partner, Simoneaux and Frye, PLLC, 2004-2008¹
• Adjunct professor of law, South Texas College of Law, 2006-2007¹
• Attorney, The Simoneaux Law Firm, 2001-2004¹
• B.A. (French) and B.B.A. (Management), University of Houston, 1997; J.D., South Texas College of Law, 2001¹
• Elected in November 2018, defeating incumbent Republican Loyd Wright 54.8% to 45.2%; re-elected in November 2022, again defeating Wright, 51.0% to 49.0%¹. He is running for a third term in November 2026 against Wright¹².
• Bar poll: The Houston Bar Association's 2026 Judicial Preference Poll, a non-binding poll of HBA members on contested judicial races that the HBA says is not an endorsement, was open as of September 27, 2026, with results due October 9, 2026; no results were published as of this writing³.