Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1

Kelly Crow

Republican Incumbent

On ballot as: KELLY CROW
Current role: Justice of the Peace, Fort Bend County Precinct 1, Place 1 (since January 1, 2019) (per campaign)
Background: Law degree, South Texas College of Law (1997)
Texas law license (since 1997)
Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University (1994) (per campaign)
Lifelong Fort Bend County resident (per campaign)
Grew up in Mission Bend (per campaign)
Experience: Presiding judge, City of Fulshear municipal court (since 2008) (per campaign)
Assistant district attorney, Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office (2017–2019) (per campaign)
Assistant city attorney and prosecutor, Missouri City (1997–2002) (per campaign)
Associate judge, Missouri City (2003–2010) (per campaign)
Teaches for the Texas Justice Court Training Center (per campaign)
Top priorities: "Reduce our dependence on paper to become a Paper Lite court"
"I am a constitutionalist judge"; "The judge should follow the law as written"
"I also believe in everyone's constitutional right to be heard"
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: In a League of Women Voters questionnaire: "I am a constitutionalist judge. I don't believe a judge should be an activist and bend the law to what they think it should be."
Court administration: In a League of Women Voters questionnaire: "Reduce our dependence on paper to become a Paper Lite court."
Endorsements: Fort Bend Business Coalition
Campaign website: judgekellycrow.godaddysites.com

Democratic

On ballot as: MARTIN B. SANCHEZ
Current role: Full-time educator, work-based learning site for special-education students, Katy ISD (per candidate)
Background: Bachelor's degree in international business, University of St. Thomas in Houston
Certificates in mediation and arbitration (per campaign)
Previously worked in banking and financial services (per campaign)
Born in Texas (per campaign)
Raised in Corpus Christi (per campaign)
Experience: Fort Bend Democratic Party precinct chair (per campaign)
Top priorities: "Have a social service coordinator as a resource for housing, food, and other assistance"
Work with school districts on "reducing truancy and preventing bullying"
"Provide certified translators in the courtrooms"
"Establish a task force with youth, police, and county officials to build trust and strengthen the community"
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: In a League of Women Voters questionnaire, says decisions include "identifying areas of common ground and devising strategies to improve individuals' lives without compromising impartiality."
Court administration: In a League of Women Voters questionnaire: would "establish a community liaison or social service coordinator as a resource to help individuals access support for housing, food, and employment."
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: martinsanchezfortx.com