Fort Bend County
Judge, County Court at Law No. 6
Dean Hrbacek
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- DEAN HRBACEK
- Current role
- Judge, Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 6 (elected 2022; in office since January 1, 2023)
- Background
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center (1986)
- Texas law license (since June 1986)
- Accounting degree, University of Houston-Clear Lake (per campaign)
- Certified public accountant (per campaign)
- Board certified in tax law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (per court website)
- Moved to Fort Bend County in 1987
- Experience
- Sugar Land City Council (1993–1996) (per campaign)
- Sugar Land Mayor (1996–2002) (per campaign)
- Law practice, Fort Bend County, over thirty-five years before taking the bench (per court website)
- Administers Fort Bend County's DWI Court
- Member, Fort Bend County Council of Judges, Juvenile Board and Bail Bond Board
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- Election winner, November 2022 (over incumbent Sherman Hatton Jr.)
- Ran for this court (2018); lost to Hatton
- Ran for County Court at Law No. 5 (2020); lost
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "His guiding principle is simple: follow the law, apply it evenly, and ensure that everyone has their day in court." (per campaign)
- "Keeping our families and community safe is my number one priority"
- Residents "deserve a judge who works hard and efficiently to achieve results that respect the rule of law" (per campaign)
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "His guiding principle is simple: follow the law, apply it evenly, and ensure that everyone has their day in court."
- Court administration: Campaign site: residents "deserve a judge who works hard and efficiently to achieve results that respect the rule of law"
- Endorsements
- Fort Bend Business Coalition
- Campaign website
- judgedeanhrbacek.com
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