Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2

Jack Ezell

Republican

On ballot as: JACK EZELL
Current role: Attorney
Background: Bachelor's degree, University of San Diego (1977)
Law degree, University of San Diego (1980)
Attorney in and around Harris County, some 40 years (per campaign)
Native Houstonian
Has served as deacon and Sunday School teacher, Park Place Baptist Church (per campaign)
Experience: Representation of thousands of individuals in civil litigation (per campaign)
Member, State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association and Brazoria County Bar Association (per campaign)
Top priorities: "Judges should be, above all else, fair and impartial"
"A judge's job is to apply the law and leave his or her biases at home"
In a Ballotpedia survey: "make sure that the docket is handled effectively and efficiently"
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: "A judge's job is to apply the law and leave his or her biases at home."
Court administration: In a Ballotpedia survey: "I intend to make sure that the docket is handled effectively and efficiently"
Endorsements: Texas Home School Coalition
"C" Club of Houston
True Texas Project (listed by campaign)
Homeschool Freedom (listed by campaign)
San Jacinto Conservatives (listed by campaign)
George Risner, Former JP for Precinct 2, Place 2 (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: ezellcampaign.com

Dolores Lozano

Democratic Incumbent

On ballot as: DOLORES LOZANO
Current role: Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2 (elected 2022; in office since January 1, 2023)
Background: Bachelor's degree, Baylor University (2014)
First-generation college graduate (per campaign)
Former speech therapist (per campaign)
Born and raised in Houston's Reveille Park Place neighborhood (per campaign)
Experience: Eviction Diversion Initiative, launched in her court (per campaign)
Texas Association of Counties Best Practices Award for the initiative (2024) (per campaign)
Brought a free legal resource kiosk to the courthouse, with the Texas Legal Services Center (per campaign)
Top priorities: In a Ballotpedia survey: "We run a court built on access, not just process."
Campaign site lists "Housing Stability & Fair Evictions" and "Modern, Accessible Justice" among her priorities
Campaign site: she "believes that when justice is accessible, compassionate, and fair, families and communities thrive"
Tidbits: Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: she believes that "when justice is accessible, compassionate, and fair, families and communities thrive"
Court administration: In a Ballotpedia survey: "We run a court built on access, not just process. Bilingual services, free legal resources, and programs that prevent crisis before it starts."
Endorsements: Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
Bay Area Democratic Movement
Congressman, TX-9 Al Green (listed by campaign)
Congressman, TX-18 Christian Menefee (listed by campaign)
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Commissioner, Precinct 1 Rodney Ellis (listed by campaign)
Commissioner, Precinct 2 Adrian Garcia (listed by campaign)
Commissioner, Precinct 4 Lesley Briones (listed by campaign)
Judge Lina Hidalgo (listed by campaign)
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare (listed by campaign)
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez (listed by campaign)
Constable James "Smokie" Phillips (listed by campaign)
Tax Assessor Collector Annette Ramirez (listed by campaign)
Congresswoman Erica Lee Carter (listed by campaign)
State Senator Molly Cook (listed by campaign)
State Representative Alma Allen (listed by campaign)
State Representative Harold Dutton (listed by campaign)
State Representative Ron Reynolds (listed by campaign)
Councilmember Dr. Letitia Plummer (listed by campaign)
Councilmember Dr. Carolyn Evans-Shabazz (listed by campaign)
Councilmember Joaquin Martinez (listed by campaign)
Galena Park Mayor Esmeralda Moya (listed by campaign)
Jacinto City Mayor Ana Diaz (listed by campaign)
South Houston Mayor Joe Soto (listed by campaign)
Councilmember Mary Castillo (listed by campaign)
Councilmember Cynthia Piña Ortiz (listed by campaign)
Councilmember Louis Martinez (listed by campaign)
Councilmember Carlos Heredia (listed by campaign)
Councilmember Johnny Fusilier Jr (listed by campaign)
Commissioner Dexter McCoy (listed by campaign)
Commissioner Kendric D. Jones (listed by campaign)
Baytown Mayor Charles Johnson (listed by campaign)
HCC Trustee Adriana Tamez (listed by campaign)
HCC Trustee Renee Jefferson Patterson (listed by campaign)
HCC Trustee Laolu Davies-Yemitan (listed by campaign)
HCC Trustee Monica Flores Richart (listed by campaign)
Galena Park Trustee Jose Jimenez (listed by campaign)
Channelview Trustee Ramiro Granados (listed by campaign)
HISD Trustee Dani Hernandez (listed by campaign)
HISD Trustee Placido Gomez (listed by campaign)
Former Councilmember Robert Gallegos (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: doloreslozano.com