Judge, 314th District Court (Juvenile), Harris County

Michelle Moore has been presiding judge of the 314th District Court, a Harris County juvenile court, and its S.O.A.R. (Sobriety Over Addiction and Relapse) teen drug court since January 1, 2019, after defeating the Republican incumbent in 2018; she was re-elected in 2022¹². She previously spent eight years at the Harris County Attorney's Office, including as Court Chief in the Child Protection Division of the 315th Court¹. She is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot².

• Presiding Judge, 314th District Court, and its S.O.A.R. specialty teen drug court, since 2019¹²
• Administrative Judge of the Juvenile Division, 2019, 2022, and 2024 to 2025¹
• Harris County Attorney's Office, 2010 to 2018, including Court Chief in the Child Protection Division of the 315th Court and Assistant County Attorney¹
• Assistant District Attorney, Cameron County and Dallas County District Attorney's Offices, 2006 to 2010¹
• J.D., University of Houston, 2006; licensed in Texas since November 2006⁴
• Moore defeated incumbent Republican John Phillips in the November 6, 2018 general election, took office January 1, 2019, and was re-elected in November 2022 over Republican Cindy Hide². She is unopposed in the November 3, 2026 general election².
• Bar poll: The Houston Bar Association's Judicial Preference Poll is a non-binding survey of HBA members' preferences in contested judicial races, and the HBA states it is not an endorsement. This race is uncontested, so no 2026 poll result is expected³.