Judge Steve Duble

Judge Steve Duble was elected in November 2022. He has practiced law in Harris County for over 30 years. He has successfully tried cases in Federal District courts and State District Courts in area counties, including Harris, Jefferson, Liberty, Fort Bend, and Brazoria. He has also successfully argued appeals in Texas Appellate courts as well as the U.S. 5th Circuit. He is a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is also a member of The Texas Bar Foundation, the largest charitably funded bar foundation in the nation. His peers in the legal community have ranked him at the highest level of professional excellence for his legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by granting him an AV Preeminent rating with Martindale-Hubbell. He was named a 2012 Top Lawyer in H Texas Magazine.

Judge Duble grew up in Sharpstown, where he graduated from Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in 1982. He earned his undergraduate degree from Texas Christian University in 1986 and his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 1989.

Judge Duble has lived his entire life in Houston, where he raised three incredible children. He is the first openly gay JP in Harris County history. He and his husband share a home in Precinct One with their two rescue dogs, Dewey & Gussie.