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Tameika Carter
Fort Bend 458th District Court
Former judge of the 400th District Court (2021-2024) and a longtime prosecutor, now a Division Chief in the Fort Bend County DA's Felony Trial Bureau. A graduate of Thurgood Marshall School of Law, she is the Democratic candidate for the 458th District Court.
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 458th District Court, Tameika Carter faces Maggie Jaramillo (Republican), the sitting judge.
Where this seat sits on your ballot
Fort Bend 458th 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.