Inger Chandler at a glance
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- District Associate Judge
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Inger Chandler
District Associate Judge · Texas District Court, Harris County
Biography
Professional career
- Defense Practice: Since 2016, she has run Inger H. Chandler, PLLC
- She returned to private practice in December 2023 but remains active in criminal defense and public legal advocacy
- Prosecutor: Harris County District Attorney’s Office (2003–2016), working in multiple divisions including Misdemeanor, Felony Trial, Family Criminal Law, Juvenile, and Post‐Conviction Writs.
- This role followed her long career as a prosecutor and her transition into criminal defense
Education
- South Texas College of Law — J.D. (2003)
- in English, Mississippi University for Women — B.A. (1995)
Additional information
- From 2022 to late 2023, Chandler was appointed as an associate judge for the Harris County Criminal District Courts, where she presided over bond hearings, adjudication hearings, and over 60 jury trials.
- Board Certification: Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2018).
- Chief of the Conviction Integrity Unit for the last 3.5 years
- handling DNA testing requests, actual innocence claims, and mass‐notification reviews.
- focusing on felony indigent defense, trial and appellate work, and post‐conviction relief.
- She is first‐degree and appellate certified for felony appointments in Harris and Montgomery Counties, and second‐chair certified for death penalty capital murder cases.
- Inger Hampton Chandler is a Houston‐area criminal defense attorney who held the role of an associate judge in the Harris County Criminal District Courts before returning to private practice.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
In civil district and county court proceedings, the court may permit or require electronic participation after appropriate notice; compelled electronic participation for oral-testimony proceedings requires good cause or party agreement, and a jury trial requires party agreement.
Upon appropriate notice by a party or the court, a court may allow or require a participant to appear at a court proceeding by videoconference, teleconference, or other available electronic means, except as otherwise provided in (2).Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Civil district and county trial courts may permit courtroom recording or broadcasting only under Supreme Court guidelines, with the required party and witness consent, or for ceremonial proceedings.
A trial court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of proceedings in the courtroom only in the following circumstances:Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Texas District Court, Harris County
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Texas District Court, Harris County
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
Texas Office of Court Administration, active Judicial Directory official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Texas Office of Court Administration, active Judicial Directory official judicial roster ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 21d, Appearances at Court Proceedings ↗Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
Statewide source · PDF · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 18c, Recording and Broadcasting of Court Proceedings ↗