Judge Elton R. Mathis

- ABOUT JUDGE MATHIS - 

Judge Elton R. Mathis is a native of Hempstead, Texas.   He graduated from Hempstead High School in 1993, attended Howard Payne University and then ultimately Baylor Law School.   From 2000 to 2006 Judge Mathis worked at the Adams Law Firm, in Katy, Texas primarily practicing family law, criminal defense, civil litigation and probate in Harris County and surrounding counties.   In 2007 Judge Mathis became one of the youngest elected district attorneys in the State of Texas when the people of Waller County elected him to serve in that position.   From 2006 to 2023 Judge Mathis was elected/re-elected five times as D.A. until he was appointed the first judge of the newly created Waller County Court at Law Number Two on September 1, 2023.   Judge Mathis is committed to establishing a just and fair court where litigants/defendants are treated with respect, and the same is expected of them for one another, opposing counsel, and court staff. Take time to read the following before your first court appearance: 

Waller County Court at Law Two Rules of Decorum and Media Policy.pdf