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Montgomery County, Texas

District Judge, 284th Judicial District

One candidate is tracked for District Judge, 284th Judicial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kristin Bays. Candidate information follows official Montgomery County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Single-nominee race: Kristin Bays is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot, per the county's certified candidate list (Texas prints unopposed candidates); no other candidate filed in the March 3 Republican primary and no Democrat filed.

What this office does

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

This race. The sitting officeholder, Kristin Bays, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

Texas › Montgomery County › District Judge, 284th Judicial District

Kristin Bays

Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Keep the court fair, efficient and rooted in the rule of law
  • Protect the rights of litigants and support the work of attorneys before the court

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Kristin Bays is the incumbent judge of the 284th District Court, elected in 2018 after 25 years as a civil litigator, per her campaign site. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Baylor Law School, per her campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for District Judge, 284th Judicial District in 2026?

One candidate is tracked for District Judge, 284th Judicial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kristin Bays. Candidate information follows official Montgomery County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the District Judge, 284th Judicial District election in Texas?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Texas are on the Texas election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate profiles
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