Position Sought
Judge, Harris County Criminal Court #4, Position 4
Party Affiliation
Democrat
Location
Houston, Texas
Date of Primary Election
March 3, 2026
Primary Election Donation Limit
$5000
Date of General Election
November 3, 2026
General Election Donation Limit
50000
Race/Ethnicity
Black/African-American/Afro-Caribbean
Gender Identity
Cisgender Woman
Sexual Orientation
Lesbian
Pronouns
She/Her/Hers
Connect with Shannon Baldwin
Shannon will continue to be a critical LGBTQ voice on the Harris County bench!
Biography
Judge Shannon B. Baldwin practiced law 22 years before becoming judge. She is licensed in Georgia and
Texas. She is a former prosecutor and Partner at Baldwin Williams & Associates, PLLC. She is the elected Judge of Harris County Criminal Court at Law #4. Judge Baldwin also presided over one of five misdemeanor SOBER Courts and County Misdemeanor Veterans Court. Judge Baldwin has served as Local Administrative Judge for Civil and Criminal Harris County Courts. She also served as Presiding Judge over all 16 County Criminal Courts. Judge Baldwin is an adjunct professor at Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
Judge Baldwin was one of the “Houston 19” and was the first African American woman to run as an out proud member of the LGBTQ community. Judge Baldwin joined the U.S. Army Reserves in 1987 and commissioned as an officer in 1992.
She earned a BS in Law Enforcement/Police Science at Sam Houston State University and graduated Cum Laude from John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia. Judge Baldwin is a member of several professional organizations, board member of Pride Houston 365 and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Judge Baldwin is a mother to her 7 year old daughter.