Who is running for Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 4 in 2026?

Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 4, Harris County

M. Monica Singh, listed as Manpreet Monica Singh in the Houston Bar Association's court directory, has been judge of County Civil Court at Law No. 4 in Harris County since January 2023¹². She is seeking reelection against Republican nominee John Donovan¹³.

• Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 4, Harris County, since January 1, 2023¹²
• JD, South Texas College of Law, 2001; bachelor's degree, University of Texas at Austin, 1997¹
• Won the 2022 Democratic primary runoff over Treasea Treviño, then defeated Republican Brian Staley in the November 2022 general election, 51.5% to 48.5%; took office January 1, 2023¹. Unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary¹.

Private citizen (former Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals)

John Donovan is the Republican nominee for judge of County Civil Court at Law No. 4 in Harris County, running against incumbent M. Monica Singh¹². Ballotpedia identifies him as the former Justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 8, who served from 2013 until 2018 after earlier service as a Harris County district judge¹.

• Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 8, 2013 to 2018¹
• Judge, 113th District Court, 2010 to 2012; Judge, 61st District Court, 1997 to 2008¹
• Director of judicial and legal issues for Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, 2009 to 2010¹
• JD, South Texas College of Law¹
• According to Ballotpedia, Donovan lost his 2018 reelection bid for the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 8, to Margaret Poissant, 48.3% to 51.7%, and left office December 31, 2018¹. He was unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for County Civil Court at Law No. 4¹.