Attorney, Houston, Texas

Tiffany M. Hill is a Houston attorney who says she has represented clients in criminal defense, civil litigation and family court and later served as a felony associate judge in Harris County¹². She earned a J.D. and a Master of Public Administration from Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law and has been licensed in Texas since 2012¹⁴. She is the Democratic nominee for the 495th District Court against incumbent Republican Lori Ann DeAngelo².

• Attorney for more than a decade in criminal defense, civil litigation and family court matters in Harris County, according to her campaign¹²
• Felony associate judge in Harris County, presiding over felony hearings, motions and trials, according to her campaign; associate judges are appointed, not elected¹²
• President of the Houston Lawyers' Association; adjunct professor at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, according to her campaign¹
• B.A., Texas Southern University, 2008; J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2012, and Master of Public Administration; licensed in Texas since November 2012¹²⁴
• Hill has not previously held elected judicial office; her campaign says she has served as a felony associate judge¹. She advanced unopposed from the Democratic primary for the 495th District Court on March 3, 2026, and faces incumbent Republican Lori Ann DeAngelo in the November 3, 2026 general election².
• Bar poll: The Houston Bar Association's Judicial Preference Poll is a non-binding survey of HBA members' preferences, and the HBA states it is not an endorsement. The 2026 poll was open as of September 27, 2026, closes October 2, 2026, and results are due October 9, 2026; no results had been published as of this writing³.