Fort Bend County
Judge, County Court at Law No. 4
Toni Wallace
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- TONI WALLACE
- Current role
- Judge, Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 4 (elected 2018)
- Background
- J.D., South Texas College of Law (2003)
- Texas law license (since November 2004)
- Bachelor of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin (1999)
- Fort Bend County resident for 39 years (per campaign)
- Attended county schools (per campaign)
- Dulles High School (per Ballotpedia)
- Experience
- Judge, County Court at Law No. 5; its first judge (appointed by Commissioners Court, 2016) (per court website)
- Administrative Judge for the County Courts at Law (2019–2021 and 2024–present) (per candidate)
- Chair, Juvenile Board (since 2022) (per candidate)
- Presiding judge, two specialty courts: the C.O.R.E. program for exploited youth and S.E.A. Court for adults ages 18-24
- Former prosecutor and defense attorney (per court website)
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- Law practice, more than 15 years (per campaign)
- Adjunct professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (per her Ballotpedia survey)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- Judicial philosophy "emphasizes fairness, professionalism, efficiency, and respect for the rule of law" (per court website)
- A judge owes every party "a hearing on the merits, a record-based ruling, and the dignity of an impartial bench" (per campaign)
- Focus areas include "Juvenile Justice & Youth Opportunity" and "Access to Justice and Fairness in Courts" (per her Ballotpedia survey)
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: a judge owes every party "a hearing on the merits, a record-based ruling, and the dignity of an impartial bench"
- Court administration: In a 2026 Ballotpedia survey: "In her courtroom she improved efficiency by eliminating 70% of inactive cases."
- Endorsements
- Fort Bend Business Coalition
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Run Sister Run (listed by campaign)
- Asian-American Democrats of Texas (listed by campaign)
- Black Richmond Rosenberg Area Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Houston Latino Family Magazine (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- judgetoniwallace.com
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