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Candidate · November 3, 2026 General Election

Chris Morton

On the ballot for Criminal District Judge, 230th Judicial District · 4-year term

Raised $0Records check: 1 official entry

In their own words

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  • “In pursuit of his dreams to practice criminal law, Chris worked at the Harris County District Attorney's Office in the Post-Conviction Writs Division, responding to hundreds of writs of habeas corpus from convicted defendants. There he learned the importance of protecting the judicial record-a priority for any judge.”
    Campaign website – About page ↗
  • “Chris left the Harris County DA's office to open a criminal defense practice. As a defense attorney, Chris zealously protected the Constitutional rights of individuals who had been accused of a crime.”
    Campaign website – About page ↗
  • “Chris also volunteered his time in Veteran's Court working with court staff to develop treatment programs for veterans facing mental health and addiction issues.”
    Campaign website – About page ↗
  • “Chris earned his law degree with the distinction of Order of Barristers - an honor given to only the top 10 oral advocates of a graduating class.”
    Campaign website – About page ↗

Where the money comes from

$0$0 in total receipts, through Jun 30, 2026 — Search the Texas Ethics Commission for Chris Morton's filings raised, through Jun 30, 2026

The filing reports a total but doesn’t break it down by source, so there is nothing to chart here.

Official filing: Search the Texas Ethics Commission for Chris Morton's filings ↗

  • This figure is the candidate's own campaign account. Any committee the Texas Ethics Commission records as supporting them is listed separately and is NOT added in — money moved between the two is reported by both, so a combined total would count it twice.
  • These lines don't add up to total receipts — receipts also include transfers, loans and refunds, which aren't donations.
  • Filing is periodic (semiannual, 30-day, or 8-day pre-election reports). The figure above sums every report filed for the current 2025-2026 election cycle, through the most recent period shown — it can be several months stale depending on where a candidate is in the filing cycle, and excludes activity from any earlier cycle.
  • The Texas Ethics Commission and the Federal Election Commission define "total receipts" differently — Texas Ethics Commission figures should never be compared directly against a federal candidate's FEC figures.

Official records

  • Texas Legislature2021-08-30

    H.R. No. 132 (87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session) — 'Impeaching and suspending from office Judge Chris Morton, Judge of the 230th Judicial District' — was filed in the Texas House. The articles alleged that Morton exceeded his jurisdiction by entertaining and granting writs of habeas corpus for state representatives who had broken quorum during that year's quorum-break dispute, allegedly violating separation of powers.

    Outcome: The resolution's only recorded action is 'Filed' on 08/30/2021. It was never referred to committee, never brought to a floor vote, and was not adopted — it died without further action. No impeachment occurred and he was not suspended or removed from office. (2021-08-30) — Texas Legislature Online — H.R. 132 bill history, 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session ↗

    Texas Legislature Online — H.R. 132 bill history, 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session ↗

Checked 28 July 2026: Texas Legislature (impeachment records) · Texas Ethics Commission (final orders) · State Bar of Texas (attorney discipline) · Texas State Securities Board (enforcement orders). The same registries are searched for every candidate in a race, and each entry describes only what the record itself states — including how it ended. We publish no allegations and no news coverage.

  • The Texas Ethics Commission is required by law to keep dismissed complaints, and findings it treats as technical or minor, confidential — so no result there means no publicly-issued final order, not that no complaint was ever filed.
  • A State Bar profile shows public disciplinary history the Bar publishes online; older judgments are held by its disciplinary counsel and aren't in that profile.

Official campaign site: chrismortonforjudge.org/about.html ↗ — the candidate’s own site, not ours.

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Candidacy source: look up Chris Morton on Harris County's ballot tool ↗ · official sample ballot ↗

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