Attorney, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Paul Still is the Republican nominee for the 428th District Court in Hays County¹. He began his career as a law clerk at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, served as an assistant district attorney in Harris County, and later provided legal counsel to judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals². The seat's incumbent, Judge Joe Pool⁵, finished second in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary in the official county results⁴ and is not on the November ballot¹.

• Law clerk, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, early in his legal career²
• Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, working with law enforcement, emergency responders and victims²
• Attorney providing legal counsel to judges of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals²; at a Sept. 15, 2026 forum he described himself as a board-certified criminal appellate attorney working for that court and a former Harris County prosecutor³
• Won the Republican nomination as the only candidate on the March 3, 2026 Republican primary ballot, with 15,107 votes in the official county results⁴. He has not held judicial office.