Who is running for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 (Harris County, Texas) in 2026?

Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 3, Harris County

Leslie R. Johnson has been judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 in Harris County since January 2023¹. She was elected to the court as a Republican in November 2022 and is seeking reelection on the Republican ballot line against Democratic nominee Carlos Alberto Aguayo¹²³.

• Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 3, Harris County, since January 1, 2023¹²
• Unopposed in the 2022 Republican primary, Johnson won the November 2022 general election over Democrat Porscha Brown by 267 votes out of more than 1.05 million cast (529,649 to 529,382), and took office January 1, 2023¹. She was unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary¹.

Criminal defense attorney, Houston

Carlos Alberto Aguayo is a Houston criminal defense attorney¹. He is the Democratic nominee challenging incumbent Leslie R. Johnson for judge of County Criminal Court at Law No. 3²³.

• Criminal defense attorney, Houston¹
• No prior judicial office found in the sources reviewed
• Aguayo was unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for County Criminal Court at Law No. 3; Ballotpedia lists Anna Eady, who had announced for the seat, as a withdrawn or disqualified candidate¹². In 2022 he ran in the Democratic primary for County Criminal Court at Law No. 5 and lost to incumbent David Fleischer, 46.5% to 53.5%². No prior judicial office was found.