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2026 Texas General Election

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Laura Barker

Laura Barker is from Austin, Texas. She has a bachelor7s degree in criminal justice from Texas State University and a law degree from St. Mary7s University.

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Laura is an attorney. She opened her private practice in Williamson County in 2003. She previously served as president of the Williamson County Bar Association and is a co-founder of the Women Lawyer's Section of the Williamson County Bar Association. 

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Laura is currently a judge of the Williamson County Court at Law No. 2. She was first appointed to the position in 2016 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022.

Has experience in private practice and as a prosecutor.

As of January 22, 2026, Laura Barker’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Laura is from Austin, Texas. She attended Bowie High School in Austin, Texas. She has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. She has a law degree from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas.

Laura is a judge. She works at the Williamson County Court at Law No. 2 in Texas, where she has been since 2016. She previously operated a private law practice that focused on criminal and juvenile law.

Laura Barker is currently judge of the Williamson County Court at Law No. 2 in Williamson County, Texas. She was appointed to the bench on June 7, 2016, by the Williamson County Commissioners Court following her run-off election victory. She was first elected in November 2018 and is serving her second term.

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- A County Court-At-Law judge handles misdemeanors, such as assault of a family member, property theft between $750 and $2,500, and using force against a law enforcement officer. They also handle civil cases where the amount in question does not exceed $200,000. 
- County Court-At-Law judges conduct arraignments, pre-trial hearings, and jury trials, as well as accept guilty pleas. 
- They are elected in a partisan, county-wide election to a four-year term. 
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 25 years old, have been a Texas and county resident for at least 24 consecutive months, a practicing lawyer and/or judge in Texas for at least four years, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for County Court-At-Law Judges ranges from $174,000 to $244,500, depending on years of service and how much they receive as a county supplement.

Handles civil and criminal cases from District Courts.