Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2: who gets your vote?
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Justices of the peace hear small civil cases and fine-only criminal cases within their court’s jurisdiction.
Their rulings affect everyday local disputes and minor criminal matters.
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- Fine-only criminal cases
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MARK FURY
Running for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2 · Texas
StateRepublican Party / Partido Republicano
LISA JEFFERSON
Running for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2 · Texas
StateDemocratic Party / Partido Demócrata
Job fit
MARK FURY
- Fury’s campaign website describes him as a former Harris County justice of the peace with two terms of judicial experience managing one of the county’s busiest courts. 1
- His campaign website reports Fury won the Republican nomination in March, defeating incumbent Bob Wolfe with 53.8% of the vote, citing official Harris County primary results. 1
- The Chronicle reports that during his service in the early 2000s, Fury gathered 19 supermarket shoppers as an impromptu jury for a minor speeding ticket during night court. 2
LISA JEFFERSON
- Her campaign says Jefferson began as a court clerk in June 2012 and advanced to chief clerk of a justice of the peace court. 3
- Her campaign reports more than 15 years of human resources experience and 14 years in the justice of the peace system, working alongside nine judges. 3
- Her campaign says Jefferson graduated from Klein Forest High School and studied criminal justice at Prairie View A&M University; it does not state that she earned a university degree. 3
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Sources
- Articles | Mark Fury for Justice of the Peace · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
- 2 Democrats and 2 Republicans for justices of the peace · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience
- About Lisa | Lisa Jefferson · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience