Judge Wayne Mallia

Judge Wayne Mallia went straight from law school into the Galveston County District Attorney’s Office, working there for 13 years and spending nine as First Assistant DA. He was later elected as a district court judge in Galveston County, where he presided over criminal cases, created the county’s first specialty court, STEP, and helped start a drug court. After leaving the regular bench, he became a senior district court judge, continuing to serve as a visiting judge while shifting his focus to...