Civil litigation attorney

Richard Lanier Fason is a civil litigation attorney with nearly 30 years of experience representing individuals and small businesses on both sides of civil cases in Texas¹. He is the Republican nominee for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 5 against incumbent Democrat Jermaine Thomas¹.

• Civil litigation attorney with nearly 30 years of experience in Texas, representing both plaintiffs and defendants from pre-suit negotiation through jury trial and post-judgment enforcement¹
• No prior judicial service found in the sources reviewed¹
• The seat was created in 2025 and was not on the March 3, 2026 primary ballot³; he is the Republican nominee on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot against incumbent Democrat Jermaine Thomas².
• 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.