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Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 11: who gets your vote?

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County criminal court-at-law judges hear misdemeanor criminal cases and certain appeals from justice and municipal courts.

Their rulings affect misdemeanor trials and criminal-court proceedings.

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Candidate

Running for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 11 · Texas

StateDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata

Candidate

Running for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 11 · Texas

StateRepublican Party / Partido Republicano

SEDRICK T. WALKER IICandidateELIZABETH BUSSChallenger

Job fit

SEDRICK T. WALKER II

The Chronicle’s October 13, 2026 profile describes Walker as a Democratic incumbent first elected in 2018. ¹
The Chronicle reports that Walker handles substance-abuse cases in a specialty court devoted to treatment, counseling and recovery. ¹
During the 2026 endorsement meeting, challenger Elizabeth Buss criticized Walker for clearing his docket more slowly than 10 of the 16 misdemeanor judges. ¹

ELIZABETH BUSS

The State Bar profile lists Buss’s Texas license date as November 4, 2011. ²
Her State Bar profile lists a J.D. from Texas Southern University, with graduation in May 2011. ²
The Houston Chronicle reported on October 13, 2026, that Buss was chief prosecutor in Harris County’s 495th District Court. ¹

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