Judge, 501st District Court (Fort Bend County)

Richard T. Bell is the judge of the 501st District Court in Fort Bend County, appointed December 1, 2025²³. He practiced family law for nearly twenty years, served on the State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee for four years before taking the bench, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center³. He is the Republican nominee against Democrat LaTosha McGill Clayton¹.

• Judge, 501st District Court, Fort Bend County, since December 1, 2025³
• Family law practice for nearly twenty years; South Texas College of Law, 1997³
• Member of the State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee for four years before the bench; former president of the Fort Bend County Bar Association; adjunct professor, University of Houston Law Center³
• Appointed to the 501st District Court by Governor Greg Abbott effective December 1, 2025, for a term ending December 31, 2026⁴.