Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 5 - Unexpired Term: 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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JERMAINE THOMAS
Running for Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 5 - Unexpired Term · Texas
StateDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata
RICHARD LANIER FASON
Running for Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 5 - Unexpired Term · Texas
StateRepublican Party / Partido Republicano
Job fit
JERMAINE THOMAS
RICHARD LANIER FASON
- The Houston Chronicle editorial board described Fason on October 15, 2026, as a Republican challenger and trial attorney with nearly three decades of civil experience. 2
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Sources
- Associate judge overseeing eviction docket tapped to preside over newly created Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 5 · checked 2026-11-03 used in: Experience
- One Republican and four Democrats for county civil courts ... · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience