Lee Shuchart

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Lee Shuchart

Republican Party

Texas 61st District Court

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

0

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Clear Lake High School

Bachelor's

Baylor University

Personal

Birthplace

Lake Charles, La.

Religion

Presbyterian

Profession

Attorney

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Lee Shuchart (Republican Party) is a judge of the Texas 61st District Court. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Shuchart (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Texas 61st District Court. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Shuchart completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Lee Shuchart was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University. Her career experience includes working as an attorney.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for Texas 61st District Court

Lee Shuchart defeated incumbent Fredericka Phillips in the general election for Texas 61st District Court on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Shuchart (R)	50.5	740,386
		Fredericka Phillips (D)	49.5	724,465

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,464,851
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas 61st District Court

Incumbent Fredericka Phillips advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas 61st District Court on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Fredericka Phillips	100.0	139,249

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas 61st District Court

Lee Shuchart advanced from the Republican primary for Texas 61st District Court on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Shuchart	100.0	143,171

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 143,171
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Lee Shuchart completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shuchart's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I practiced in Texas for 37 years in state and federal court as well as being involved in cases pending in over 40 states. During that time I have worked with and against many great lawyers and observed fine judges and mediators in action.

Harris County has been my home for over 50 years and I have been involved in community and church activities throughout my life. I graduated from South Texas College of Law where I was part of the National Moot Court Team and also served as an assistance editor for the South Texas Law Review. I received my undergraduate degree from Baylor University with honors.

I have been married to attorney Fred Shuchart for 33 years and we have two adult children and a grandson.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I want to bring efficient and effective management to this Court so that cases and being tried and disposed promptly. The Court must be open and active every week and jury trials and hearing must be conducted continually.
• I will apply the law with consistency so that parties, and their lawyers can make reasonable assessments of the risks or benefits of proceeding to trial.
• I will be fair to each party and ensure that they are treated justly and in accordance with the law without pre-judging cases for an outcome based result.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Timely justice for the people of Harris County

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Time handling of pending cases; solid legal knowledge in order to judge fairly and transparency with parties and lawyers.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

When I was 14 months old, I saw First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy on the evening news with her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill. Mrs. Kennedy was paying a visit to India and riding an elephant with her sister. My mother told me that we had the same name. Years later I looked up the date when this occurred and was shocked to realize how young I was. It made me very conscious of the fact that young children remember much more the we realize and that early memories are very important.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for a judge to have previous experience in government or politics?

Not necessarily. It is more important that a lawyer who seeks to be a judge have experience in trying cases which is the foundation for ruling in a trial as well as experience in managing people to create and efficient and effective process for getting the docket moving

Would you be interested in serving on a higher court in the future? If so, which court appeals to you?

No

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