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2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas Primary Election

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Harris Hughey

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Harris is a Justice of the Peace. He works at the Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts for Precinct 4, where he has served since January 2019. He previously worked as an attorney and prosecutor, handling civil and criminal cases.

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Candidate Essay: Harris Hughey stresses importance of experience ...

Meet the Primary Candidates: Denton County Justice of the Peace ...

Harris Hughey is currently a judge for Precinct 4 of the Denton County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas. He was first elected in 2018 and is serving his second term. He previously ran for Precinct 4 of the Denton County Justice of the Peace Court in 2014 and did not win.

Hughey has over 20 years of legal experience as an attorney and prosecutor, regularly practices in JP court, and emphasizes the importance of experience in applying legal principles to cases.

Legal Experience

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

Judicial Administration

Judicial Philosophy

Ethics & Conduct

Active in the children’s ministry at Argyle United Methodist Church and involved with the Corral City Economic Development Committee, Flower Mound Area Republicans Club, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, State Bar of Texas, and Municipal Justice Bar Association.

Community Involvement

- 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.