Catosha Woods

Catosha Woods was named General Counsel of the Houston Independent School District in March 2023. She joined the district’s legal department in February 2013 as Assistant General Counsel and served as Deputy General Counsel since 2015.

Her work at HISD bridges her passion for children and her love of the law.

Woods’ legal foundation began as a plaintiffs’ attorney where she sought justice on behalf of victims exposed to asbestos. Later, Woods worked as Senior Litigation Associate where she gained valuable trial and litigation experience representing companies in various areas of the law. That work provided valuable trial and litigation experience that guides her work today.

Woods obtained her Juris Doctorate from the University of California-Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 2003. Woods graduated summa cum laude from Tuskegee University in 2000 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in both English and Political Science.

Woods is currently admitted to practice law in California (2003) and Texas (2013).