Who is running for Civil District Judge, 234th District Court in 2026?

Judge, 234th District Court (Harris County)

Lauren Reeder has been judge of the 234th District Court in Harris County since January 2019¹. She holds a J.D. from Harvard University and has been licensed in Texas since 2009². She advanced unopposed from the Democratic primary for reelection after a fellow Democrat withdrew or was disqualified, and faces Republican David Harvey in the general election¹.

• Judge, 234th District Court, Harris County, since January 1, 2019; current term ends December 31, 2026¹
• J.D., Harvard University; licensed in Texas since November 2009²
• Defeated incumbent Republican Wesley Ward in the November 6, 2018 general election and took office January 1, 2019; reelected in November 2022 over Republican Michael West¹. Advanced unopposed from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026 after fellow Democrat Kimberly McTorry withdrew or was disqualified¹. Faces Republican David Harvey in the November 3, 2026 general election¹.

Attorney, Harvey Law Firm, PLLC

David Nathaniel Harvey is a Houston attorney with his own firm, Harvey Law Firm, PLLC; he has been licensed in Texas since 2003 and holds a law degree from the University of Houston². The State Bar of Texas publicly reprimanded him in 2019 and later placed him on a fully probated license suspension from November 2020 to April 2024²⁴. He advanced unopposed from the Republican primary for the 234th District Court and faces Democratic incumbent Lauren Reeder in the general election¹³.

• Attorney, Harvey Law Firm, PLLC, Houston; practice areas listed with the State Bar include business, real estate, commercial litigation, creditor-debtor, construction, and wills, trusts and probate²
• Law degree, University of Houston, 2003; licensed in Texas September 4, 2003 (bar card no. 24040049)²
• Occupation listed on his 2026 primary filing: attorney⁵
• Advanced unopposed from the Republican primary for the 234th District Court on March 3, 2026, and faces Democratic incumbent Lauren Reeder in the November 3, 2026 general election¹³.
• Public discipline: State Bar of Texas public disciplinary history for David Nathaniel Harvey (bar card no. 24040049): a Public Reprimand entered February 21, 2019, after he accepted an agreed judgment in which a District 4 Grievance Committee evidentiary panel found he failed to promptly comply with a client's reasonable requests for information about the status of the client's case, and ordered him to pay $250 in attorney's fees; and a Fully Probated Suspension entered November 3, 2020, covering November 1, 2020 to April 30, 2024²⁴. Both sanctions are listed on his official State Bar of Texas attorney profile².