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Erika is from Houston, Texas. She attended Bellaire High School. She lives with her husband Mauro in Houston.

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Erika Ramirez earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas and a law degree from the South Texas College of Law. She is married.

Erika is an Assistant District Attorney. She works at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, where she evaluates every case and brings charges only when there is evidence to protect victims, the accused, and the community. She previously worked as a caseworker assistant at the same office, helping domestic violence survivors document abuse and obtain protective orders. Before law school, she worked for the Baylor College of Medicine Center for Educational Outreach, a program to increase the number of doctors in underserved areas, and spent a year teaching in a rural area of southern Spain.

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Erika was an Assistant District Attorney at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Assistant District Attorney and a Criminal County Court of Law Chief Prosecutor.  She previously worked as a caseworker assistant at the same office.

Erika Ramirez's campaign for Harris County Criminal Court at Law Judge is her first entry into politics.

Erika is the current Judge for the Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 8. She was first elected in 2022.

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As a criminal county court judge, she oversees cases involving minor criminal offenses and the administration of county government, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.

As an Assistant District Attorney, she handled misdemeanor and felony cases, securing numerous convictions.

- As a criminal county court judge, she oversees cases involving minor criminal offenses and the administration of county government, and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.
- As an Assistant District Attorney, she handled misdemeanor and felony cases, securing numerous convictions.

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Promises to "keep working hard" for Harris County.

- Promises to "keep working hard" for Harris County.

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As of January 22, 2026, Erika Ramirez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Member of the Child Advocates Young Professionals Organization.

Member of the Houston Area Women’s Center Young Leaders.

On the Editorial Board for The Star, an international periodical educating the public on Hansen’s Disease.

- Member of the Child Advocates Young Professionals Organization.
- Member of the Houston Area Women’s Center Young Leaders.
- On the Editorial Board for The Star, an international periodical educating the public on Hansen’s Disease.

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Erika Ramirez

Erika is an Assistant District Attorney. She works at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, where she has been since graduating from the South Texas College of Law Houston. She previously worked as a caseworker assistant at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, helping domestic violence survivors document abuse and obtain protective orders, served as a Criminal County Court of Law Chief Prosecutor, and handled cases in the Trial Bureau, Domestic Violence, Juvenile, and Financial Crimes Divisions. Before law school, she worked for the Baylor College of Medicine Center for Educational Outreach to help place doctors in underserved areas and taught for a year in a rural area of southern Spain.

Erika is a prosecutor. She works at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office.

Erika Ramirez is from Harris County, Texas. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas. She lives in Houston with her husband, Mauro.

Erika is an assistant district attorney in Harris County.

Erika is currently a judge on the Harris County Criminal Court at Law.

Erika is from Harris County, Texas. She attended Bellaire High School. She has a juris doctor degree in law from South Texas College of Law Houston. She lives with her husband, Mauro, in Houston.

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- Handles cases for Class A misdemeanors–including assault of a family member, property theft between $750 and $2,500, and using force against a law enforcement officer when resisting or evading arrest–and Class B misdemeanors–including criminal mischief and property theft between $100 and $750.
- Serves as an appellate judge for cases from local courts. They work on all cases they receive until they are closed or appealed to a higher court.
- County criminal court-at-law judges are elected in a partisan, county-wide election to a four-year term. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 25 years old, have been a Texas and county resident for at least 24 consecutive months, a practicing lawyer and/or judge in Texas for at least four years, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for county criminal court-at-law judges ranges from $174,000 to $244,500, depending on years of service and how much they receive as a county supplement.

Handles various misdemeanors and criminal appeals from local courts.

Harris County Criminal Court at Law Judge, Post 8, Democratic Primary

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