Criminal District Judge, 248th Judicial District: who gets your vote?
What this role does
Criminal district judges hear felony criminal cases and manage court proceedings under criminal law.
Their rulings affect criminal trials and the rights of people involved.
- Felony cases
- Criminal trial proceedings
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DAVID W. OVERHULS
Running for Criminal District Judge, 248th Judicial District · Texas
StateRepublican Party / Partido Republicano
HILARY UNGER
Running for Criminal District Judge, 248th Judicial District · Texas
StateDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata
Job fit
DAVID W. OVERHULS
- The Chronicle reported that Overhuls began his career in Washington, D.C., running a prisoner advocacy clinic at Georgetown. 1
- Overhuls later worked for the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, supervising misdemeanor and felony prosecutors and prosecuting special crimes, according to the Chronicle. 1
- The Chronicle reported that Overhuls resigned when Kim Ogg took office and started his own defense practice, taking mostly indigent clients. 1
HILARY UNGER
- Her campaign biography dates her service in Harris County’s 248th Criminal District Court to 2019. 2
- Her campaign reports 19 criminal jury trials in 2024, the most among Harris County felony judges, and 15 trials in 2025, tied for fourth. 2
- Her campaign says she earned a University of Florida law degree and worked in New York as both a prosecutor and a public defender. 2
Past rulings
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Sources
- Vote David Overhuls and Nathan Moss for criminal district ... · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
- About Hilary Unger - Judge of the 248th District Court · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience