Who is running for Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 2 in 2026?

Attorney, Houston, Texas

Mark Montgomery is a Houston attorney with nearly 30 years of experience in family, criminal and civil litigation, and a retired Houston Police Officer who also formerly served as an attorney for the Houston Chief of Police¹. He has not previously held judicial office; he ran for County Criminal Court at Law No. 6 in 2022 and narrowly lost². He is the Republican nominee for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2, an open seat, against Democrat Ebony N. Williams².

• Attorney for nearly 30 years, Mark Montgomery Law Firm, Houston, practicing family, criminal and civil litigation¹⁵
• Retired Houston Police Officer; former attorney for the Houston Chief of Police¹
• Mediator; obtained a real estate license in 2022¹
• B.A., University of Houston, Clear Lake, 1993; J.D., South Texas College of Law, 1998; licensed in Texas since June 1998²⁵
• Montgomery has not previously held judicial office. He was the Republican nominee for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 6 in 2022 and lost to incumbent Democrat Kelley Andrews, 49.1 percent to 50.9 percent². He advanced unopposed from the 2026 Republican primary for Civil Court at Law No. 2, an open seat after incumbent Jim F. Kovach lost the Democratic primary, and faces Democrat Ebony N. Williams on November 3, 2026²³.
• 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 writing⁴.

Attorney, Ebony Williams, Attorney at Law, PLLC, Houston

Ebony N. Williams is a Houston attorney with her own firm, licensed in Texas since 2011, whose practice has included personal injury, family law and mediation matters¹⁴. She has not previously held judicial office. She defeated incumbent Judge Jim Kovach in the March 2026 Democratic primary and faces Republican Mark Montgomery for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2².

• Attorney, Ebony Williams, Attorney at Law, PLLC; she describes more than 14 years of practice across Texas including personal injury, family law and mediation matters¹⁴
• J.D., Southern University, 2010; licensed in Texas since May 2011⁴
• Williams has not previously held judicial office. She defeated incumbent Judge Jim Kovach in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2, 66.3 percent to 33.7 percent, and faces Republican Mark Montgomery 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.