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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Tom Green County
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Susan WernerRepublican Incumbent
Walter BryantDemocratic
On ballot as
SUSAN WERNER
WALTER BRYANT
Current role
Tom Green County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1
"Security Health and Human Services" (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
  • Former Justice of the Peace office clerk, nine years (San Angelo LIVE!, December 2017)
  • Certified master court clerk (same 2017 report)
  • Grew up in a small town south of Odessa (same 2017 report)
Not found
Experience
  • Announced in June 2021 that she would seek re-election in 2022
Not found
Top priorities
  • "My experience and training keep the docket moving efficiently and fairly" (San Angelo LIVE!, Aug. 20, 2026)
  • In her June 2021 re-election announcement: "renew my commitment to integrity, fairness, and common sense on the bench"
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Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Announcing in June 2021 that she would seek re-election in 2022, she said she would "renew my commitment to integrity, fairness, and common sense on the bench"
  • Court administration: Told San Angelo LIVE! in August 2026: "My experience and training keep the docket moving efficiently and fairly"
  • Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
  • Court administration: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • San Angelo Association of Realtors
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
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Susan Werner

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
SUSAN WERNER
Current role
Tom Green County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1
Background
  • Former Justice of the Peace office clerk, nine years (San Angelo LIVE!, December 2017)
  • Certified master court clerk (same 2017 report)
  • Grew up in a small town south of Odessa (same 2017 report)
Experience
  • Announced in June 2021 that she would seek re-election in 2022
Top priorities
  • "My experience and training keep the docket moving efficiently and fairly" (San Angelo LIVE!, Aug. 20, 2026)
  • In her June 2021 re-election announcement: "renew my commitment to integrity, fairness, and common sense on the bench"
Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Announcing in June 2021 that she would seek re-election in 2022, she said she would "renew my commitment to integrity, fairness, and common sense on the bench"
  • Court administration: Told San Angelo LIVE! in August 2026: "My experience and training keep the docket moving efficiently and fairly"
Endorsements
  • San Angelo Association of Realtors
Campaign website
Not found

Walter Bryant

Democratic
On ballot as
WALTER BRYANT
Current role
"Security Health and Human Services" (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
Not found
Experience
Not found
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