About Judge Wilkerson

Judge Analia Wilkerson was elected as presiding judge of Harris County Criminal Court No. 9 in November, 1994 and took the bench on January 1, 1995.

Analia Wilkerson was born on October 3, 1965 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, to Haney Lamar Wilkerson and Maria De Los Dolores Liste Rodriguez. Her first eight years she lived in Caracas, Venezuela. About six months prior to her father’s transfer stateside, Analía’s mother taught her English. She moved to Houston and attended Inwood Forest Elementary School.

Analia Wilkerson graduated from the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice at 16 in 1982, the University of Houston at 19 in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, and from the University of Houston Law Center at 22 in 1988. She was elected the youngest judge in modern history of Harris County at 29 in 1994.

Since being on the bench Judge Wilkerson has reduced her trial docket 80% and her caseload by over 50% while reducing her court budget. She has served as the Presiding Judge of the County Criminal Courts at Law (2002). She received her certification in criminal law from the Texas Center for the Judiciary (2006).

Judge Wilkerson was the recipient of the Judge of the Year Award from Police Officers Looking Into Courtroom Excellence (P.O.L.I.C.E -- 2005). She has served as Chair of the Houston Bar Association Criminal Law and Procedure Section, on the Administration of Justice Committee, and the State Bar Committee on the Penal Code and Criminal Procedures.

Judge Wilkerson is active at Grace United Methodist Church in the Heights where she has served as a trustee and as a member of the Finance Committee, the Hispanic Outreach Committee (Chair), the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee (Chair) and the Worship Committee. She has served as a Lay Reader, choir member, youth director, and food pantry worker.

See also: Curriculum Vitae for Judge Analia Wilkerson