Judge, 11th District Court (Harris County)

Kristen Hawkins is judge of the 11th District Court in Harris County, a civil trial court, and was first elected in 2016²⁵. Before taking the bench she worked in civil litigation and ran her own private practice²⁴. She won the Democratic primary for Place 7 over Gordon Goodman and faces Republican incumbent Kyle Hawkins¹³.

• Judge, 11th District Court (Harris County), since 2017⁴
• Appointed to oversee two multidistrict litigation proceedings, including the Astroworld lawsuits⁴
• Served five years as a tax master presiding over delinquent property tax cases in Harris County⁴
• Civil litigation experience including medical malpractice, construction and mass tort cases; previously ran her own private practice focused on Social Security disability claims²⁴
• Board certified in civil trial law and personal injury trial law; law degree from South Texas College of Law²⁵
• First elected to the 11th District Court in 2016².
• Bar poll: State Bar of Texas 2026 Judicial Poll, final vote summary dated February 10, 2026. This was a non-binding straw poll of State Bar members on contested races, taken before the March 3 primary; the Bar describes it as a preference poll only, not an endorsement. Results: Kristen Hawkins 1,705 votes, Kyle Hawkins 1,203, Gordon Goodman 674 (Goodman lost the Democratic primary)⁶⁷.