Judge David Klein was elected to the 148th District Court on November 8, 2022, and took office on January 1, 2023. He is originally from Central Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BBA in finance and a law degree. After graduating law school in 1998, he moved to Houston and began practicing construction litigation. He moved to Corpus Christi in 2000 to work for a local civil litigation firm. In 2006, Judge Klein started his own practice and began focusing on family law, personal injury, and criminal defense in state and federal court.

Judge Klein is an Eagle Scout and a member of the Order of the Arrow, an honor fraternity in Scouting. He has served as the past president of the Corpus Christi Bar Association, Criminal Section and on the Board of Directors of the Corpus Christi Bar Association. He has also served as the president of the congregation and an elder for his church. He currently serves on the Bail Bond Board for Nueces County.

Judge Klein is a member of the Bar of Supreme Court of the United States and was licensed to practice in the Southern and Western Texas Districts of the United States District Courts as well as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The 148th District Court is a court of general jurisdiction and hears felony criminal cases, family law cases, and general civil cases.