Who is running for District Judge, 240th Judicial District in 2026?

Attorney; former associate municipal judge in Harris County

Asha Reddi is an attorney who says she has practiced law for more than 34 years and tried cases in Fort Bend and Harris counties². She says she served eight years as an associate municipal judge in Harris County³. She won the Republican primary and is the nominee against Surendran Pattel¹.

• Attorney for more than 34 years, trying cases in Fort Bend County, Harris County and surrounding jurisdictions, per her campaign site²
• Associate municipal judge in Harris County for eight years, per her own statement³
• Graduate of South Texas College of Law, top third of her class, per her campaign site²
• Republican nominee for the 240th District Court; she has not held this office¹².

Judge, 240th District Court (Fort Bend County)

Surendran K. Pattel is the judge of the 240th District Court in Fort Bend County, listed as the sitting judge on the county's District Courts page²³. The county describes him as a trial and appellate attorney in India and the United States who was in private practice in Fort Bend, Harris and Brazoria counties before his election³. He is the Democratic nominee against Republican Asha Reddi¹.

• Judge, 240th District Court, Fort Bend County (current)²³
• Law degree, University of Calicut, India, 1995; passed the Texas bar exam and earned a master's degree in international law at the University of Houston Law Center³
• Certified mediator; private practice with clients in Fort Bend, Harris and Brazoria counties before taking the bench³
• Elected judge of the 240th District Court; the county biography does not give the election year³.