Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1

Ninh Truong

Republican

On ballot as: NINH TRUONG
Current role: Independent insurance adjuster (per campaign)
Background: Degree, University of Houston (per candidate)
Graduate, Westbury High School (per candidate)
Almost a decade as an insurance adjuster, after two years in car sales (per candidate)
Two-year mission in California for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (per candidate)
Came to America at 16 (per candidate)
Lives in Stafford (per campaign)
Experience: First run for office (per candidate)
Top priorities: "Stop unfair evictions": says he will "make sure tenants and landlords are heard fairly, not rushed out"
"Crack down on ticket scams"
"Hold night and weekend court"
"Language is not barrier"
Says he "will judge every case by the facts"
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "I believe justice should be fair, fast, and close to home"; describes himself as a candidate "who will judge every case by the facts."
Court administration: Campaign site: would "Hold night and weekend court" so that working families do not have to miss a paycheck.
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: ninhtruongcampaign.carrd.co

Roderick C. Garner, Sr

Democratic Incumbent

On ballot as: RODERICK C. GARNER, SR
Current role: Justice of the Peace, Fort Bend County Precinct 2, Place 1 (elected November 2022; in office since January 1, 2023)
Background: Law degree, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (2016)
Bachelor's degree in criminal justice, University of Houston-Downtown (1992)
Master's degree in criminal justice, Colorado Technical University
Former Texas Department of Public Safety trooper and narcotics sergeant (from 1994)
Former English teacher and head baseball coach, Willowridge High School (his alma mater)
Experience: Chief deputy, Fort Bend County Precinct 2 Constable's Office (four years)
Captain in Waller County while attending law school
More than 25 years of law enforcement experience (per candidate)
Top priorities: Says the court "is in need of an upgraded building where power outages are not common events"
"I believe effective and measured innovation is the fastest and most necessary way to promote positive change"
Says "Fairness and Equity" is the mantra of his court
Says he has "cleared the court's back log"
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: In a League of Women Voters questionnaire, says knowledge of the law "along with discretionary prowess and empathy lends my decision making to the spirit of the law as opposed to the letter of the law."
Court administration: In a League of Women Voters questionnaire, says the court "is in need of an upgraded building where power outages are not common events and public service is not interrupted."
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: Not found