Municipal Courts Department

Executive Leadership

Associate Presiding Judge
Honorable MiHoa Vo
MiHoa.Vo@houstontx.gov
Judge MiHoa Vo was reappointed as a full-time judge by Mayor John Whitmire on April 9, 2025, and serves the City of Houston as the Associate Presiding Judge of the Houston Municipal Courts. Judge Vo has been a City of Houston Municipal Court Judge since 2009, initially as a part-time judge and transitioning to a full-time position in 2010. As a full-time judge, she was assigned to the City of Houston Municipal Court westside location where she presided over various dockets including jury trials, judge trials, arraignments, annex, search warrants, and juvenile statutory warnings. Prior to her judicial appointment, Judge Vo worked as a defense attorney handling various misdemeanor cases throughout Harris County and surrounding counties, family law, personal injury, and immigration proceedings. Born in Vietnam and raised in Houston, Judge Vo is the first Vietnamese American to serve as Associate Presiding Judge at the City of Houston Municipal Courts. She graduated from Eisenhower High School, earned her bachelor’s degree from Houston Christian University and her Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law.

Administrative Judge
Honorable Kim Edwards
kim.edwards@houstontx.gov
Judge Kim Edwards was reappointed as a full-time judge by Mayor John Whitmire on May 28, 2025, and serves the City of Houston as the Administrative Judge of the Houston Municipal Courts. Judge Edwards began her legal career in public service in 2005, serving as an Assistant City Attorney (I) for the City of Houston, Municipal Prosecution Section, whereby, she represented the State and City in prosecuting cases involving Class C misdemeanors and city ordinance violations filed at the municipal courts. Prior to joining the Prosecution Section, she was briefly in private practice primarily handling criminal defense and family law matters. Judge Edwards joined the City of Houston Municipal Courts Department in March 2009, where she was initially appointed as a part-time judge by then Mayor Bill White. In September 2010, she was appointed as a full-time judge by then Mayor Annise Parker and has been serving since then. Prior to her appointment to the bench in 2009, Judge Edwards served as a staff attorney for the Harris County Domestic Relations Office by providing legal services for families with cases in the Harris County Family District Court. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from the University of Houston Clear Lake in 2000, and her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University in 2004.

Associate Presiding Judge (Evening)
Honorable David O. Fraga
David.Fraga@houstontx.gov
Judge David Fraga began his legal career as a sole practitioner specializing in the areas of juvenile, family and probate law. In 1992, Mayor Bob Lanier appointed him as an Associate Judge for the City of Houston Municipal Courts. He served in this capacity until 2005, when Mayor Bill White appointed him as a Municipal Court Judge. Judge Fraga also serves as the Evening Associate Presiding Judge. Judge Fraga earned his Bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University in 1975 and his Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law in 1982. As the Evening Associate Presiding Judge, Judge Fraga oversees all evening court operations. He is also assigned to Municipal Court No. 12, where he presides over juvenile dockets, truancy dockets, and arraignment/trial dockets.

Deputy Director / Clerk of the Court
Gregory Prier, MPA
clerkofthecourt@houstontx.gov
Gregory Prier, M.P.A., began his public service career in 1987 serving as a Deputy Court Clerk for the City of Houston Municipal Courts. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from Lamar University in Computer Science with a minor in Business in 1987. Gregory sharpened his knowledge of the Court by working in various divisions throughout the years. In 2000, he graduated from Texas Southern University with a Master of Public Administration degree with a specialization in Finance. Gregory was promoted to Assistant Director/Assistant Chief Clerk of the Municipal Courts’ Court Operations Division in 2004. As the Assistant Chief Clerk, he managed clerks in the Courtrooms, Affiant, Warrants, Bond Administration, Data Entry and Scanning sections. In 2015, he was named the Deputy Director/Clerk of the Court assuming the oversight of the Court Operations and Public Services Divisions.