Attorney in private civil practice

Paul M. Sullivan is a civil litigation attorney seeking the 113th District Court seat against incumbent Rabeea Collier¹². His campaign describes hundreds of litigated cases, mediations, pretrial hearings, trials and appeals in courts across Texas, including admission to the Southern and Northern Districts of Texas, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court¹.

• Civil litigation attorney; campaign site describes hundreds of litigated cases, mediations, pre-trial hearings, trials and appeals in Harris County and other Texas courts¹
• Admitted to practice in the Southern and Northern Districts of Texas, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court; his campaign says he has brought successful appeals in the 1st and 9th Texas Courts of Appeals and the Fifth Circuit¹
• No prior judicial or public office experience found¹²
• Advanced unopposed from the Republican primary on March 3, 2026², and is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot against incumbent Democrat Rabeea Collier³.
• 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 writing⁴.