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Tyra McCollum
Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 2
Democratic incumbent judge of Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 2, serving since January 2023. A former assistant city attorney and longtime Fort Bend assistant district attorney who led the juvenile division; she teaches trial advocacy at the University of Houston Law Center.
The court, in plain English
Fort Bend County’s statutory county courts hear misdemeanor criminal cases, civil disputes from $500 up to $250,000, probate and guardianship, mental-health commitments, and appeals from justice and municipal courts.
Why this seat matters
DWI and theft charges, evictions on appeal, wills, guardianship of an aging parent — these are the cases most families actually encounter.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 2, Tyra McCollum faces Jorden Maljovec (Republican).
More about Tyra
Education
- B.B.A. in Management, The University of Texas
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center
Experience
- Elected Presiding Judge, Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 2, November 2022
- Presiding Judge, Fort Bend County Veterans Court
- Chief Assistant District Attorney, Juvenile Division
- Assistant City Attorney, City of Tyler
- Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center and Houston Christian University
- Licensed 32 years
Honors & recognition
- Appointed to the Judicial Commission for Mental Health by the Texas Supreme Court and Texas Court of Appeals
- Appointed to The Sentencing Foundation for Criminal Justice Reform
- University of Houston Law Center Judicial Gallery
- Inaugural inductee, Wall of Honor, Willowridge High School
Community & the profession
- Community Advisory Board, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
- Board of Directors, Exchange Club of Fort Bend
- Advisory Council, Fort Bend Children's Advocacy Center
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
Gathered from Tyra McCollum’s campaign website, checked 30 August 2026.
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Where this seat sits on your ballot
Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 2 appears in the Fort Bend County Courts section of your ballot. These courts sit in Richmond, the county seat, and serve all of Fort Bend County — every Fort Bend voter elects them, no matter where in the county you live. See all 17 cities and 201 precincts on the map.