Rabeea Sultan Collier at a glance
- Current role
- District Judge, Harris County 113th Civil District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Texas · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Rabeea Sultan Collier
District Judge, Harris County 113th Civil District Court · Texas 113th District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Rabeea Sultan Collier is the Presiding Judge of the 113th District Court and Administrative Judge for the Civil Division of Harris County District Courts, first elected in 2018 and re‐elected in 2022, with her current term ending in 2026
- Presiding Judge, 113th District Court (2018–present)
- Presiding Judge, Texas 113th Judicial District Court, Houston, TX, 2019-2022
Education
- Texas Southern University — J.D. (2006)
- Government, Political Science — The University of Texas at Austin — 2003
- B.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
Additional information
- Next election: Judge Collier is seeking re‐election in the November 3, 2026 general election.
- Houston Bar Association President’s Award (2024)
- Chaired the Jury Committee for the Harris County Board of District Judges (2021–2024)
- Jurist of the Year (2021, American Board of Trial Advocates)
- Owner, Practitioner, The Sultan Law Firm, Houston, TX, 2006-2018
- Before joining the bench, Judge Collier practiced law in Harris County for over a decade
- representing individuals, nonprofits, and businesses in litigation matters including commercial law, contracts, consumer law, civil rights, and deceptive trade practices.
- Judge Collier presides over the Civil Court in the 113th Judicial District (Harris County, Texas) and serves as Administrative Judge for the Civil Division.
- Former President of the Texas Association of District Judges; now Immediate Past President
- Co‐Chair of Harris County’s COVID Response Judicial Task Force
- Served on the Texas Center for the Judiciary’s Curriculum Committee and the Texas Bench Book Committee
- She also handled about 250 matters in state and federal court, including appeals.
- She has handled over 90 jury trials to verdict and more than 100 bench trials, covering a broad range of civil matters.
- Judge Collier has been active in organizations such as the Houston Young Lawyers Association, Asian American Bar Association of Houston, Association of Women Attorneys Houston, and the State Bar of Texas’ Women in the Profession Committee.
- She is double Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
- A native Houstonian, Judge Collier is married to attorney Robert Collier, has two children, and identifies as Pakistani‐American and Muslim.
- Distinguished Member Award (South Asian Bar Association of Houston)
- Lois Prestage Woods Legacy of Justice Award (TSU Thurgood Marshall School of Law Alumni)
- She is registered as a Democrat.
- Birth place: Houston, TX
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 113th District Court
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 113th District Court
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 28, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 10, 2026.
CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View CourtListener judicial biographical directory ↗Harris County Civil District Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 28, 2026
View Harris County Civil District Courts 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 ↗Texas 113th District Court official directory
Identity source · HTML · Source checked October 11, 2026
View Texas 113th District Court official directory ↗