Criminal defense attorney

Rebecca Philips Aceto is a former Harris County prosecutor now working as a criminal defense attorney¹. She is the Republican nominee for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 4 against incumbent Democrat Shannon Baldwin²³.

• Former Harris County prosecutor; current criminal defense attorney¹
• No prior judicial service found in the sources reviewed¹²
• Advanced unopposed from the Republican primary on March 3, 2026, and is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot against incumbent Democrat Shannon Baldwin²³.
• 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.