Fort Bend County
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Michael Cody MooreRepublican
Toni WallaceDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
MICHAEL CODY MOORE
TONI WALLACE
Current role
Attorney, Law Offices of M. Cody Moore in Sugar Land
Judge, Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 4 (elected 2018)
Background
- J.D., University of Houston (2016)
- Texas law license (since November 2016)
- B.A. in History, University of Houston (per a 2022 county news release)
- Fort Bend County resident for over 20 years (per his 2023 justice of the peace campaign website)
- Former commercial beekeeper (per his 2023 justice of the peace campaign website)
- J.D., South Texas College of Law (2003)
- Texas law license (since November 2004)
- Bachelor of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin (1999)
- Fort Bend County resident for 39 years (per campaign)
- Attended county schools (per campaign)
- Dulles High School (per Ballotpedia)
Experience
- Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2 (appointed by Fort Bend County Commissioners Court to newly created seat; started October 1, 2022)
- Municipal judge, Needville (per his 2023 justice of the peace campaign website)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Judge, County Court at Law No. 5; its first judge (appointed by Commissioners Court, 2016) (per court website)
- Administrative Judge for the County Courts at Law (2019–2021 and 2024–present) (per candidate)
- Chair, Juvenile Board (since 2022) (per candidate)
- Presiding judge, two specialty courts: the C.O.R.E. program for exploited youth and S.E.A. Court for adults ages 18-24
- Former prosecutor and defense attorney (per court website)
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- Law practice, more than 15 years (per campaign)
- Adjunct professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (per her Ballotpedia survey)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
Not found
- Judicial philosophy "emphasizes fairness, professionalism, efficiency, and respect for the rule of law" (per court website)
- A judge owes every party "a hearing on the merits, a record-based ruling, and the dignity of an impartial bench" (per campaign)
- Focus areas include "Juvenile Justice & Youth Opportunity" and "Access to Justice and Fairness in Courts" (per her Ballotpedia survey)
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: a judge owes every party "a hearing on the merits, a record-based ruling, and the dignity of an impartial bench"
- Court administration: In a 2026 Ballotpedia survey: "In her courtroom she improved efficiency by eliminating 70% of inactive cases."
Endorsements
None found in our research
- Fort Bend Business Coalition
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Run Sister Run (listed by campaign)
- Asian-American Democrats of Texas (listed by campaign)
- Black Richmond Rosenberg Area Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Houston Latino Family Magazine (listed by campaign)
Michael Cody Moore
Republican- On ballot as
- MICHAEL CODY MOORE
- Current role
- Attorney, Law Offices of M. Cody Moore in Sugar Land
- Background
- J.D., University of Houston (2016)
- Texas law license (since November 2016)
- B.A. in History, University of Houston (per a 2022 county news release)
- Fort Bend County resident for over 20 years (per his 2023 justice of the peace campaign website)
- Former commercial beekeeper (per his 2023 justice of the peace campaign website)
- Experience
- Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2 (appointed by Fort Bend County Commissioners Court to newly created seat; started October 1, 2022)
- Municipal judge, Needville (per his 2023 justice of the peace campaign website)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- Not found
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Toni Wallace
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- TONI WALLACE
- Current role
- Judge, Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 4 (elected 2018)
- Background
- J.D., South Texas College of Law (2003)
- Texas law license (since November 2004)
- Bachelor of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin (1999)
- Fort Bend County resident for 39 years (per campaign)
- Attended county schools (per campaign)
- Dulles High School (per Ballotpedia)
- Experience
- Judge, County Court at Law No. 5; its first judge (appointed by Commissioners Court, 2016) (per court website)
- Administrative Judge for the County Courts at Law (2019–2021 and 2024–present) (per candidate)
- Chair, Juvenile Board (since 2022) (per candidate)
- Presiding judge, two specialty courts: the C.O.R.E. program for exploited youth and S.E.A. Court for adults ages 18-24
- Former prosecutor and defense attorney (per court website)
Show all 8
- Law practice, more than 15 years (per campaign)
- Adjunct professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (per her Ballotpedia survey)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- Judicial philosophy "emphasizes fairness, professionalism, efficiency, and respect for the rule of law" (per court website)
- A judge owes every party "a hearing on the merits, a record-based ruling, and the dignity of an impartial bench" (per campaign)
- Focus areas include "Juvenile Justice & Youth Opportunity" and "Access to Justice and Fairness in Courts" (per her Ballotpedia survey)
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: a judge owes every party "a hearing on the merits, a record-based ruling, and the dignity of an impartial bench"
- Court administration: In a 2026 Ballotpedia survey: "In her courtroom she improved efficiency by eliminating 70% of inactive cases."
- Endorsements
- Fort Bend Business Coalition
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Run Sister Run (listed by campaign)
- Asian-American Democrats of Texas (listed by campaign)
- Black Richmond Rosenberg Area Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Houston Latino Family Magazine (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- judgetoniwallace.com
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