Who is running for Family District Judge, 311th District Court in 2026?

Attorney, The Radler Law Firm

Joe Radler is a family law attorney who founded The Radler Law Firm and, according to his firm and campaign pages, has practiced family law in Harris County for more than a decade²³. He holds a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center and has been licensed in Texas since 2013³⁴. He advanced unopposed from the Republican primary for the 311th District Court, a family court, and faces Democratic incumbent Germaine Tanner in the general election¹.

• Founder and attorney, The Radler Law Firm, focused on family law including custody, support and parental rights³⁴
• J.D., University of Houston Law Center; B.A., Florida Atlantic University; licensed in Texas since November 2013³⁴
• Advanced unopposed from the Republican primary for the 311th District Court on March 3, 2026, and faces Democratic incumbent Germaine Tanner in the November 3, 2026 general election¹.

Judge, 311th District Court (Harris County)

Germaine Tanner has been judge of the 311th District Court, a family court, in Harris County since January 2019¹. She earned a J.D. from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University and ran a family-law practice before taking the bench¹². She advanced unopposed from the Democratic primary for reelection and faces Republican Joe Radler in the general election¹.

• Judge, 311th District Court, Harris County, since January 1, 2019; current term ends December 31, 2026¹
• B.A. in political science, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana; J.D., Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University; licensed in Texas since November 2003¹²
• Established a family-law practice in 2003; has served as amicus attorney, attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, and special master; certified hearing examiner for the Texas Education Agency¹
• Defeated incumbent Republican Alicia Franklin York in the November 6, 2018 general election and took office January 1, 2019; reelected in November 2022 over Republican Gardner Eastland¹. Advanced unopposed from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026¹. Faces Republican Joe Radler in the November 3, 2026 general election¹.