Devon Anderson was appointed Harris County District Attorney in September 2013, and the voters of Harris County elected her in November 2014 to fulfill her late husband’s term.
Anderson was a prosecutor for 12 years at the Houston DA’s office, trying some of the worst criminals. Anderson rose through the ranks of the office, prosecuting offenses at every level. She was a Chief Felony Prosecutor for 5 years and tried over 100 felony jury trials, including 7 capital murders.
In 2005, Anderson left the Harris County District Attorney’s Office after being elected to serve as State District Judge in the 177th Criminal District Court. Anderson also volunteered to supervise Drug Court, which is a special docket of non-violent offenders who struggle with substance abuse addictions. A poll conducted by the Houston Bar Association ranked Judge Anderson second among local criminal district judges in 2007.
Anderson left the bench and started her own criminal defense firm in 2009. Her firm’s focus was on the representation of citizens accused of state and federal criminal offenses. In November 2012, Anderson left her practice when her husband was elected Harris County District Attorney.
Anderson earned her undergraduate and law degree from The University of Texas. She is a graduate of the Career Prosecutors Course at the National College of District Attorneys. After she completed the course, the National College invited her back as a faculty adviser and trial advocacy instructor. Anderson has also taught continuing legal education classes for the State Bar of Texas and the Texas District and County Attorneys Association.
Active in the community, Anderson has served as President of the Board of Directors for the Harris County Drug Court Foundation. Anderson was also a member of the San Jacinto Republican Women and a volunteer for the Bellaire Girls Softball Association.
Anderson is now finishing what her late husband started at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Anderson is working tirelessly to restore honor and integrity to a place that has a storied past, and she is diligent in her efforts to make the Harris County District Attorney’s Office the best prosecutor’s office in the country.
Anderson grew up in Waco, Texas. She now lives in Bellaire with her son, Sam and her daughter, Brynn. They are members of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church.
Devon Anderson
District Attorney
Harris County District Attorney’s Office
1201 Franklin, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77002
713-755-5800
