William Cook is a lifelong Brazoria County resident committed to practical, fair, and community focused leadership. As a working adult and current college student, he understands firsthand the challenges families, workers, and small business owners face every day. William brings a grounded perspective shaped by real world experience, not political talking points.

William Cook for JP

William Cook is a lifelong resident of Brazoria County. He currently attends college.

William is a lifelong resident of Brazoria County. He currently attends college.

He is actively pursuing a career in radiologic technology, reflecting his long standing interest in service, precision, and accountability. Alongside his academic work, William supports his family’s local automotive and towing business, where he has seen how clear communication and consistent follow through build public trust.

William Cook supports his family’s local automotive and towing business and is pursuing a career in radiologic technology.

2026 Texas General Election

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Legal Experience

William is committed to reducing delays and making the court process easier to navigate for every resident. By improving scheduling and streamlining procedures, each case will receive the attention it deserves.

Because many residents appear in Justice Court without an attorney, it is important that everyone who enters the courtroom feels respected, heard, and treated fairly. A Justice of the Peace should create a welcoming environment where every member of the community can access the court system with confidence, regardless of background, education, or financial circumstances.

Every person who enters the courtroom deserves to be treated with dignity, patience, and impartiality, regardless of background or financial circumstances. Working families and small businesses are the backbone of our community and deserve a court system that understands their everyday challenges. William will prioritize clear communication, timely resolutions, and practical solutions that minimize unnecessary burdens on people trying to support their families or grow their businesses.

Plans to reduce court delays by improving scheduling and streamlining procedures.

Supports a welcoming, accessible court environment in which people without attorneys are treated respectfully and fairly.

Plans to prioritize clear communication, timely resolutions, and practical solutions that minimize unnecessary burdens on court users.

- Plans to reduce court delays by improving scheduling and streamlining procedures.
- Supports a welcoming, accessible court environment in which people without attorneys are treated respectfully and fairly.
- Plans to prioritize clear communication, timely resolutions, and practical solutions that minimize unnecessary burdens on court users.

Judicial Administration

William believes the role of Justice of the Peace should be straightforward: apply the law fairly, treat every person with respect, and keep the process efficient and accessible. He is running to bring calm, common sense judgment to the bench and to serve the people of Brazoria County with integrity, transparency, and steady leadership.

Supports applying the law fairly, treating every person with respect, and maintaining an efficient, accessible Justice of the Peace court.

- Supports applying the law fairly, treating every person with respect, and maintaining an efficient, accessible Justice of the Peace court.

Judicial Philosophy

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

William Cook

Mauricio Mendez

Buket Urgen

Gale Froberg

- Justices of the Peace oversee Justice Courts, trial courts for civil cases up to $20,000, and misdemeanor cases punishable only by fine. They also perform marriages, issue warrants, conduct preliminary hearings, and serve as notaries.
- Texas has 835 Justice Courts, each presided over by a single judge. Every county has between one and eight precincts based on the county's population, each with its own Justice Court.
- Justices of the Peace are elected through partisan, precinct-wide election to four-year terms. 
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a district resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that precinct.
- The annual salary for Justices of the Peace ranges from $19,207 to $151,805 and is by the county's Commissioners Court.


Presides over civil cases and fine-only misdemeanor cases.