If you are a member of the legal community in Texas, especially
in Houston and Dallas, then you are likely familiar with the
"Blue Wave" that has swept through many of the
courthouses across urban areas of the state. The last three
election cycles, beginning in 2016, have seen a historic shift in
the judiciary, where the Democrats have won nearly every single
election for county, district, and appellate court judges.
In San Antonio, not a single Republican remains on a district
court seat. Houston began seeing the Blue Wave of Democrat judges
in Harris County in 2016. Since then, every Democrat running for a
county or district court seat in Harris County has been elected. In
2020, the wave began spreading to the counties surrounding Harris
County. Most notably was Fort Bend County, which saw a Democratic
sweep of all four district court openings, leaving just one
Republican judge left in the county. Dallas County also saw a Blue
Wave in the November 2020 Election, as
