Judge James Lombardino

Judge James Lombardino was elected to the position of Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Position 1 in November 2024, and took the bench on January 1, 2025. His previous public-service positions include serving as a Texas Supreme-Court Appointed Senior Visiting Judge and as a Harris County District Court Judge.

In addition to his time on the bench, Judge Lombardino has served as a Texas Insurance Commission Arbitrator and Mediator, prior to which he served in private practice in the area of general civil litigation and family law. Judge Lombardino began his career as a Harris County Assistant District Attorney.

Judge Lombardino’s service to the community includes his contributions as president of the University of Houston Rodeo Association and of the Downtown Exchange Club, as well as serving on the Annunciation Greek Orthodox School Board. Through the Exchange Club, he was involved with the Texas Hearing Institute (formerly known as the Houston School for Deaf Children). He was a founding father of Crime Stoppers of Houston, a world leader in helping law enforcement solve and prevent felony crime, and helped found the ESCAPE Family Resource Center, a Houston nonprofit whose mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect before a child is hurt by providing education, intervention and support programs to families in crisis.

A former graduate of the University of Houston and South Texas College of Law, Judge Lombardino enjoys fishing, Houston professional sports and attending his granddaughter’s soccer games.