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Surendran K. Pattel
Fort Bend 240th District Court
Democratic incumbent judge of the 240th District Court in Fort Bend County, elected in 2022, seeking re-election. A former trial and appellate attorney in India and Texas, he ran the PKS Law Firm before taking the bench.
The court, in plain English
Texas district courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction. In Fort Bend County they hear felony criminal cases, civil lawsuits, divorce and other family-law matters, and juvenile cases.
Why this seat matters
This is the court that decides the most serious cases in the county — prison sentences, who your children live with, and civil disputes that can decide a family’s finances.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Fort Bend 240th District Court, Surendran K. Pattel faces Asha Reddi (Republican).
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Where this seat sits on your ballot
Fort Bend 240th District Court appears in the Fort Bend County Courts section of your ballot. The courts that sit in Richmond, Rosenberg, Missouri City, Katy and Sugar Land — and only Fort Bend County voters elect them.