Judge, 180th District Court (Harris County)

Tami Pierce has been judge of the 180th District Court since October 2025, when Governor Greg Abbott appointed her to the seat¹². She ran for the same seat in 2022 and, by Harris County's official count, lost to Democrat DaSean Jones by 449 votes out of more than 1 million cast⁵. She filed an election contest; a visiting judge ruled in 2024 that more than 1,400 votes should not have been counted and ordered a new election, and Jones appealed³⁴. Jones resigned in October 2025 while the appeal was pending, and Abbott then appointed Pierce³⁴.

• Judge, 180th District Court, Harris County, by appointment of Governor Greg Abbott on October 6, 2025²
• Attorney and owner, Pierce Law Firm, Kingwood, before taking the bench²
• Former assistant district attorney in Polk, San Jacinto and Liberty counties²⁴
• B.A., Northeast Louisiana University; J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law; licensed in Texas since November 2002²⁶
• Ran as the Republican nominee for the 180th District Court in November 2022; Harris County's official results showed incumbent Democrat DaSean Jones ahead, 534,460 votes to 534,011⁵. Pierce filed an election contest; in 2024 visiting Judge David Peeples ruled that more than 1,400 votes should not have been counted and ordered a new election, and Jones appealed³⁴. The appeal was still pending when Jones resigned in early October 2025³⁴. Governor Greg Abbott appointed Pierce to the vacancy on October 6, 2025, for a term ending December 31, 2026². She advanced unopposed from the Republican primary on March 3, 2026 and faces Democrat Stephanie Morales in the November 3, 2026 general election¹.