Fort Bend County
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1
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
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