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Criminal District Judge, 262nd Judicial District: who gets your vote?

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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.

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Candidate

Running for Criminal District Judge, 262nd Judicial District · Texas

StateRepublican Party / Partido Republicano

Candidate

Running for Criminal District Judge, 262nd Judicial District · Texas

StateDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata

NATHAN MOSSCandidateLORI CHAMBERS GRAYChallenger

Job fit

NATHAN MOSS

The Houston Chronicle reported on October 14, 2026, that Moss had been a Harris County prosecutor for nearly 20 years and was a division chief in the district attorney’s homicide bureau. ¹
Moss delivered closing arguments in Oscar Rosales’s capital murder trial in Houston on June 6, 2025. ¹

LORI CHAMBERS GRAY

Lawdragon reported in February 2022 that Gray was elected to the bench in Harris County in 2018. ²
In February 2022, Lawdragon reported Gray had nearly 25 years of court experience, including 20 years in her own criminal practice. ²
Lawdragon reported in 2022 that Gray partnered to start the New Chapter community service reading program, expanded drug treatment opportunities, and presided over a mental health competency restoration court. ²

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