After the historic election of the first woman vice president Kamala Harris, it is clear we are ushering in a new era of politics. This most recent election was the culmination of decades of work put in by Black women across the country and up and down the ballot. In 2018, a record number of Black women were elected to Congress and other down ballot positions, a win for representation at large. In Harris County, 17 Black women were elected to judgeships setting a national record.
Here to talk about the importance of the role of Black women in politics we have Judge Dedra Davis, who was apart of that class of 17. Judge Dedra Davis of the 270th District Court elected as judge on November 6, 2018. Judge Davis received her Bachelor’s Degree from Texas Tech University, and her Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law. Judge Davis is a member of the Texas Bar College, American Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Association of Women Attorneys, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., NAACP, ACLU, and a number of other groups and organizations. Judge Davis is the recipient of numerous awards including being formerly named “Legal Executive of the Year,” receiving a “Dedra Davis’ Day” from the mayor of Houston, and a proclamation from a Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.