Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 1: who gets your vote?
What this role does
County civil court-at-law judges hear civil disputes within the court’s jurisdiction and appeals assigned to the court.
Their decisions affect how local civil lawsuits are resolved.
- Civil disputes
- Assigned appeals
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JAMIE KING
Running for Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 1 · Texas
StateRepublican Party / Partido Republicano
SONIA LOPEZ
Running for Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 1 · Texas
StateDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata
Job fit
JAMIE KING
- The Chronicle’s October 21, 2026 editorial described King as a civil litigator with 22 years of experience, hundreds of federal cases, including appeals, and about 175 Harris County civil cases. 1
- The editorial reported that King handled cases involving breach of fiduciary duty, secured transactions, construction and lien law. 1
- The October 2026 editorial reported that Republican challenger King was selected two months earlier after primary winner Paul Coselli died. 1
SONIA LOPEZ
- Her campaign biography lists prior work as associate general counsel for Lone Star College System District and in-house labor attorney for the Houston Federation of Teachers. 2
- Her campaign biography says she served as chief of staff and district director to State Representative Ana Hernandez. 2
- Her campaign biography lists graduation from South Texas College of Law, the University of Texas at Austin, and Houston's High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. 2
Past rulings
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Sources
- For Harris County civil courts at law: Jamie King, Ebony ... · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
- MEET JUDGE LOPEZ | Sonia for Harris County CCL1 · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience