Who is running for Judge, County Probate Court No. 4 in 2026?

Private citizen (attorney, owner of Fulton Law Group)

Kevin Fulton is an attorney and owner of the Fulton Law Group who served in the U.S. military during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Provide Comfort¹. He is the Republican nominee for Harris County Probate Court No. 4, running against incumbent James S. Horwitz¹².

• Owner, Fulton Law Group¹
• U.S. military service during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Provide Comfort¹
• No prior judicial office found in the sources reviewed
• Fulton was the 2022 Republican nominee for the 209th District Court and lost to incumbent Brian Warren, 48.3% to 51.7%¹. In 2018 he finished second in the Republican primary for Texas House District 126¹. He was unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Probate Court No. 4¹.

Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 4

James S. Horwitz has been judge of Harris County Probate Court No. 4 since January 2019¹². Before the bench he practiced at his own firm, which he founded in 1977¹. He is seeking reelection against Republican nominee Kevin Fulton¹³.

• Judge, Harris County Probate Court No. 4, since January 1, 2019¹²
• Founder and attorney, Law Offices of James S. Horwitz, P.C., from 1977¹
• JD, University of Houston, 1977¹
• Elected in November 2018, defeating Republican incumbent Christine Riddle Butts 54.5% to 45.5%, and took office January 1, 2019; he had lost to her in 2014¹. Reelected in 2022 over Will Archer, 51.3% to 48.7%¹. Won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary over Lema Mousilli with 58.5%¹.