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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Denton County
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Harris HugheyHarris HugheyRepublican Incumbent
Will RobertsonWill RobertsonDemocratic
On ballot as
Harris Hughey
Will Robertson
Current role
Denton County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (since January 1, 2019)
Small-business owner, photography and media (per campaign)
Background
  • Law degree, University of Tulsa (1996)
  • Licensed in Texas since November 1996 (per State Bar)
  • Charter member, Champions Rotary Club (per campaign)
  • Bachelor's degree, Southern Methodist University (per campaign)
  • Completing a master's degree in political science, University of Arizona (per campaign)
Experience
  • Presiding Municipal Judge, Town of Northlake (per campaign)
  • Associate Judge, City of North Richland Hills (per campaign)
  • Administrative Judge, Denton County Justices of the Peace (per campaign)
  • Prosecutor and defense attorney, more than two decades before taking the bench (per campaign)
  • U.S. Marine Corps infantry machine gunner, five years (per campaign)
  • Former Marine Security Guard, U.S. embassies in Dhaka, Tokyo and Paris (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect in the courtroom." (2026 Ballotpedia survey)
  • "I have been a good steward of the taxpayers money. We are consistently under budget and do more with less." (same survey)
  • "I take a personal interest in Truancy cases that come before me." (same survey)
  • "Fairness & Equal Treatment": "Fairness means equal treatment under the law, every time."
  • "Access & Accountability": "I believe the JP court should be open and easy to understand."
  • "Common-Sense Justice": "Compassion and the law can work side by side."
  • "Community First Decisions": "working with county services and community resources instead of pushing people deeper into the system"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: he approaches each case with "an unwavering commitment to applying the law fairly and impartially"
  • Court administration: Campaign site: as the court's workload has grown, he "has remained focused on providing professional, efficient, and impartial service to everyone who comes before him"
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "The role of Justice of the Peace is to be fair, accessible, and ready to serve the people of Denton County, not political interests."
  • Court administration: Campaign site: "I believe the JP court should be open and easy to understand."
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
hugheyforjp.com
robertsonfortx.com
Harris Hughey

Harris Hughey

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
Harris Hughey
Current role
Denton County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (since January 1, 2019)
Background
  • Law degree, University of Tulsa (1996)
  • Licensed in Texas since November 1996 (per State Bar)
  • Charter member, Champions Rotary Club (per campaign)
Experience
  • Presiding Municipal Judge, Town of Northlake (per campaign)
  • Associate Judge, City of North Richland Hills (per campaign)
  • Administrative Judge, Denton County Justices of the Peace (per campaign)
  • Prosecutor and defense attorney, more than two decades before taking the bench (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect in the courtroom." (2026 Ballotpedia survey)
  • "I have been a good steward of the taxpayers money. We are consistently under budget and do more with less." (same survey)
  • "I take a personal interest in Truancy cases that come before me." (same survey)
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: he approaches each case with "an unwavering commitment to applying the law fairly and impartially"
  • Court administration: Campaign site: as the court's workload has grown, he "has remained focused on providing professional, efficient, and impartial service to everyone who comes before him"
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
hugheyforjp.com
Will Robertson

Will Robertson

Democratic
On ballot as
Will Robertson
Current role
Small-business owner, photography and media (per campaign)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree, Southern Methodist University (per campaign)
  • Completing a master's degree in political science, University of Arizona (per campaign)
Experience
  • U.S. Marine Corps infantry machine gunner, five years (per campaign)
  • Former Marine Security Guard, U.S. embassies in Dhaka, Tokyo and Paris (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "Fairness & Equal Treatment": "Fairness means equal treatment under the law, every time."
  • "Access & Accountability": "I believe the JP court should be open and easy to understand."
  • "Common-Sense Justice": "Compassion and the law can work side by side."
  • "Community First Decisions": "working with county services and community resources instead of pushing people deeper into the system"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "The role of Justice of the Peace is to be fair, accessible, and ready to serve the people of Denton County, not political interests."
  • Court administration: Campaign site: "I believe the JP court should be open and easy to understand."
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
robertsonfortx.com

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