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Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 2: 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.

  • Misdemeanor cases
  • Certain lower-court appeals

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Candidate
MR

MATTHEW RUBEN PEREZ

Running for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 · Texas

StateDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata

Candidate
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MATT ALFORD

Running for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 · Texas

StateRepublican Party / Partido Republicano

MATTHEW RUBEN PEREZCandidateMATT ALFORDChallenger

Job fit

MATTHEW RUBEN PEREZ

  • The Houston Chronicle’s 2026 endorsement list names Matthew Ruben Perez (D) for Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 2. 1

MATT ALFORD

  • The State Bar of Texas lists Alford’s Texas law license date as November 1, 1991. 2
  • Alford’s State Bar profile lists criminal and family law as his practice areas. 2

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Sources

  1. ELECTION 2026 · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
  2. State Bar of Texas | Find A Lawyer | Matthew B. Alford · checked 2026-11-03 used in: Experience