Juvenile District Judge, 313th Judicial District: who gets your vote?
What this role does
Juvenile district judges hear cases involving young people in the juvenile justice system.
Their decisions affect young people and their families.
- Juvenile cases
- Young people and families
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SAMANTHA Y. DAVIS
Running for Juvenile District Judge, 313th Judicial District · Texas
StateDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata
AMY STRICKLING
Running for Juvenile District Judge, 313th Judicial District · Texas
StateRepublican Party / Partido Republicano
Job fit
SAMANTHA Y. DAVIS
- Davis’s campaign reports that she has presided over the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center Court for over six years. 1
- Her campaign reports over 20 years of legal practice focused on juvenile law, family law, adoptions and personal injury. 1
- Her campaign identifies Davis as a graduate of the University of Houston-Downtown and Thurgood Marshall School of Law. 1
AMY STRICKLING
- Harris County’s 2026 Republican primary sample ballot listed Strickling for Juvenile District Judge, 313th Judicial District. 2
- The Houston Chronicle reported that Strickling began as a solo practitioner in family court, then became lead attorney for the CPS division in the Brazoria County DA’s office. 3
- On October 15, 2026, the Houston Chronicle reported that Strickling had worked for the Harris County attorney’s office since 2013 and was deputy director of its CPS division. 3
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Sources
- About | Support Samantha Today — www.davisfor313.com · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
- Sample Ballot for Precinct 0575-REP · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
- For Harris County juvenile district courts: Shapiro and Davis · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience