Juli Mathew

Juli A. Mathew is an American judge of the bench of Fort Bend County, Texas from 2018 to 2021, and has been re-elected since 2023. She is the first judge of Asian descent to be elected to the Bench in Fort Bend County, as well as the first Indian American woman elected to the bench in the United States.

Early and personal life Juli A. Mathew was born in Vennikulam in Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India to Thomas Daniel, a pharmacist and businessman, and Susamma, a nurse. She has a brother, Johnson. In 1986, her parents immigrated to the United States when Mathew was ten years old, following her mother's immigration. She was raised in Philadelphia. She sworn in as the judge through videoconference from her husband's house in Bheemanady. Mathew (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Number 3 judge of the Fort Bend County Court at Law in Texas. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026