Address:
Fort Bend County Justice Center
1422 Eugene Cir, Courtroom 3H
Richmond, Texas 77469
Judge Presiding
Judge Janet B. Heppard
Republican Party
Elected:
2018 Election
In office January 1, 2019-December 2022.
Education:
Bachelor in Geology and Geophysics, Wright State University 1981
Summa Cum Laude
Juris Doctor & Masters of Business Administration, University of Houston 1993
Previous Experience:
Geophysicist at Amoco Production Company in Houston, Texas for 8 years.
Solo practitioner 1993-1995
Staff attorney-UHLC Clinical Program 1995-2019
Family law and free legal services to low-income individuals.
Promoted to Clinic Director in 2008. Promoted again to Full Clinical Professor in 2019.
Awards:
- Longevity of Exemplary Service to the Houston Bar Association Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program every year since 1995
- Award of Merit from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for work on Hague Convention Cases
- Lonestar Legal Aid “Most Litigated Pro Bono Cases” Award,
- Lonestar Legal Aid Community Partner Award,
- Ethel M Baker Faculty Award for leadership promoting greater interaction between the University and the local community.
Memberships:
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Burta Rhoads Raburn Family Law Inns of Court.
Associate Judge Richard “Rick” T. Bell
Appointed:
September 2016
Previous Experience:
Richard Thomas Bell & Associates 1997-2016
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Southwestern University 1994
Juris Doctor, Sotuh Texas Colle