Judge
Echo Hutson
County Court at Law No. 4
Montgomery County, Texas
As the elected Judge for County Court at Law No. 4, Judge Hutson has a specialed criminal misdemeanor case docket, which includes the Domestic Violence Court and the Mental Health Treatment Court for Montgomery County. Judge Hutson was sworn into office on January 1, 2023 after running unopposed in the 2022 general election.Judge Hutson is an experienced trial attorney, having handled more than 75 contested criminal hearings. As the former Chief Prosecutor of the Domestic Violence Division at the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, and having helped to create that Division along with Montgomery County's specialized Domestic Violence Court, Judge Hutson has dedicated her professional and legal career to protecting Montgomery County citizens and victims of domestic violence through the development and implementation of specialized Domestic Violence dockets in both misdemeanor and felony courts.Judge Hutson subscribes to the precepts set forth in the Texas Code of Fair Campaign Practices and the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct.