Private citizen (former Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals)

John Donovan is the Republican nominee for judge of County Civil Court at Law No. 4 in Harris County, running against incumbent M. Monica Singh¹². Ballotpedia identifies him as the former Justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 8, who served from 2013 until 2018 after earlier service as a Harris County district judge¹.

• Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 8, 2013 to 2018¹
• Judge, 113th District Court, 2010 to 2012; Judge, 61st District Court, 1997 to 2008¹
• Director of judicial and legal issues for Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, 2009 to 2010¹
• JD, South Texas College of Law¹
• According to Ballotpedia, Donovan lost his 2018 reelection bid for the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 8, to Margaret Poissant, 48.3% to 51.7%, and left office December 31, 2018¹. He was unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for County Civil Court at Law No. 4¹.