Candidate
Maggie Jaramillo
Republican · IncumbentJudge, 458th District Court (Fort Bend County)
Maggie Jaramillo, listed by the county as Maggie Perez-Jaramillo, is the judge of the 458th District Court in Fort Bend County2. Governor Greg Abbott appointed her to the 458th effective January 1, 2025, for a term ending December 31, 20264. According to her campaign site she was appointed to the 400th District Court by Governor Rick Perry in 2014, won election to it in 2016, and served as associate judge of the 268th District Court from 2023 to 20243. She is the Republican nominee against Democrat Tameika Carter1.
- Judge, 458th District Court, Fort Bend County (current); the county lists her as Maggie Perez-Jaramillo24
- Presiding judge, 400th District Court, October 2014 to December 2020 (appointed, then elected in 2016); associate judge, 268th District Court, 2023 to 2024, per her campaign site3
- Assistant county attorney in Starr County in 1997; solo private practice 1998 to 2014; president of the Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association in 2009; law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 1997, per her campaign site3
- Appointed to the 458th District Court by Governor Greg Abbott effective January 1, 2025, for a term ending December 31, 20264; earlier appointed to the 400th District Court by Governor Rick Perry in 2014 and elected to it in 2016, per her campaign site3.
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Sources (5)
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- Texas Secretary of State: 2026 General Election Ballot Certification (Aug 28, 2026), Fort Bend CountyTexas Secretary of State
- 458th District Court, Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County
- Judge Maggie Jaramillo for 458th District Court (campaign site)Maggie Jaramillo campaign
- Governor Abbott Appoints Jaramillo To 458th Judicial District CourtOffice of the Texas Governor
- Public Sanctions, FY 2002 through FY 2026 (searched 2026-10-01)State Commission on Judicial Conduct