Andrew Wright

Andrew Wright (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Wright (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 in Texas. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.

Elections

2026

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Incumbent Andrew Wright (D) and Thomas Brodrick (R) are running in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Andrew Wright (D)
	Submit photo	Thomas Brodrick (R)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Incumbent Andrew Wright (D) defeated Jorge Garcia Diaz (D) and Rustin Foroutan (D) in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Wright	54.8	171,278
	Submit photo	Jorge Garcia Diaz	35.4	110,792
		Rustin Foroutan	9.7	30,470

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 312,540
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Republican primary

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Thomas Brodrick (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Thomas Brodrick	100.0	147,795

	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 147,795
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Endorsements

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2022

General election

General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Incumbent Andrew Wright defeated Mike Monks in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Andrew Wright (D)	50.7	535,128
	Mike Monks (R)	49.3	520,584

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,055,712
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Incumbent Andrew Wright defeated Mauricio Vazquez in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 1, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Andrew Wright	58.5	82,660
	Mauricio Vazquez	41.5	58,655

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 141,315
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Mike Monks advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Monks	100.0	132,623

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 132,623
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2018

General election

General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Andrew Wright defeated incumbent Pam Derbyshire in the general election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Wright (D)	55.6	656,187
	Submit photo	Pam Derbyshire (R)	44.4	524,164

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,180,351
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Andrew Wright defeated Danval Scarbrough in the Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrew Wright	76.1	104,042
	Submit photo	Danval Scarbrough	23.9	32,616

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 136,658
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Incumbent Pam Derbyshire advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Pam Derbyshire	100.0	111,792

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 111,792
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Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the county courts are elected in partisan elections by the county they serve and serve four-year terms, with vacancies filled by a vote of the county commissioners.^[1]

Qualifications
To serve on a county court, a judge must:^[1]

be at least 25 years old;
be a resident of his or her respective county for at least two years; and
have practiced law or served as a judge for at least four years preceding the election.

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Andrew A. Wright participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on March 28, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Andrew A. Wright's responses follow below.^[2]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

“

1) Bail Reform

2) Increase Diversion Options
3) Treating all people in the Courtroom with fairness and respect.^[3]^[4]

”

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

“ Bail reform. Limiting the amount of people sitting in jail due to poverty on misdemeanor cases.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many^[4] ”

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Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Andrew A. Wright's responses," March 28, 2018
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts

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[texcourt-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016

[2] Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.

[BPsurvey-3] Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Andrew A. Wright's responses," March 28, 2018

[quotedisclaimer-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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Andrew Wright

Elections

2026

General election

General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Republican primary

Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Endorsements

2022

General election

General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

2018

General election

General election for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7

Selection method

Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

2022

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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