Gov. Greg Abbott appointed First Assistant District Attorney Mike Holley as the new Montgomery County district attorney on Oct. 29, according to a news release from the governor's office.
The details
Holley will serve as Montgomery County’s DA until Brett Ligon’s current term expires on Dec. 31, 2026, according to the release. Ligon resigned as the county’s district attorney on Oct. 2 to run for state Senate District 4 in the upcoming 2026 race.
Holley will run for election in the county district attorney race in 2026, he told Community Impact.
The background
Holley has been a part of the county’s DA office since 2012, where he was a felony prosecutor and chief of the misdemeanor division. He was promoted to the first assistant district attorney in 2016, according to the DA’s website.
Holley served in the U.S. Army for 13 years, where he first started as a military police officer and then attended law school and served both as a defense attorney and prosecutor, according to the release. Holley also joined the faculty at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School in Virginia where he taught criminal law. He was honorably discharged from the army as a major, according to the DA’s website.
He then joined the Lanier Law Firm in Houston for six years before joining the DA’s office.
Latest update
Holley’s appointment and Ligon’s transition to his campaign will be recognized in a ceremony on Oct. 30, according to a news release from the DA's office.
“Our office has always stood for integrity, accountability and public safety, and that mission will remain our foundation moving forward,” said Holley in a news release.
“Mike Holley is one of the finest prosecutors and leaders I’ve ever known. His character, judgment and dedication to this community make him an ideal choice to continue the mission in Montgomery County, and the people of this county will be well served under his guidance,” Ligon said in a news release.
