Fort Bend County
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2
Ken Cannata
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- KEN CANNATA
- Current role
- Justice of the Peace, Fort Bend County Precinct 3, Place 2 (appointed by Commissioners Court on January 8, 2026; newly created court)
- Background
- Law degree with honors, South Texas College of Law (1983)
- Texas law license (since 1983)
- Bachelor's degree, University of South Florida (1979)
- Board certified in civil trial law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (since 1993)
- Fort Bend County resident for 33 years (per campaign)
- Experience
- Judge, 458th District Court; its first judge (appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, September 2017; left that bench in 2019) (per the county)
- Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (2006–2017; 11 years)
- Assistant county attorney, later chief of litigation, Fort Bend County Attorney's Office
- Top priorities
- Says he "created a docket control order in every case to provide for the orderly and prompt resolution of each case"
- Says he reviewed more than 3,400 cases transferred to the new court and holds "daily dockets" to close inactive ones
- "I ensure that each litigant has an opportunity to be heard"
- Cites a "commitment to protecting individual rights and safeguarding the well-being of Fort Bend County residents"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: In a League of Women Voters questionnaire: "by applying the facts to the law in a fair and impartial way I make a determination that is in conformity with the law and fair and equitable."
- Court administration: In a League of Women Voters questionnaire, says he "created a docket control order in every case to provide for the orderly and prompt resolution of each case."
- Endorsements
- Fort Bend Business Coalition
- Texas Latino Conservatives, PAC (listed by campaign)
- Orlando Sanchez, former Harris County Treasurer and current nominee for Harris County Judge (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- judgekencannata.com
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