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2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas Primary Election

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Sonia Rash

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Sonia is from Houston, Texas. She attended Our Lady of the Lake University. She has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Our Lady of the Lake University. She also has a master’s degree in international relations with a core study in economics from St. Mary’s University and a law degree from Texas Southern University. She lives with her husband, Ron, and their two daughters in Fort Bend County.

Fort Bend County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1.

Sonia Rash, Texas Justice of the Peace (Fort Bend County Precinct ...

Sonia is a Justice of the Peace for Fort Bend County Precinct 3. She works at the Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace office, where she has been since January 1, 2023. She previously ran her own law practice handling civil, criminal, family, municipal and justice court cases and began her career as an associate at The Hall Law Firm, working on civil rights, personal injury and complex litigation.

Has experience in civil, criminal, family, municipal, and justice courts.

Legal Experience

As a judge, eliminated case backlogs through efficient case management and innovative scheduling.

Supports the expansion of online platforms to allow citizens to remotely attend hearings, file documents, and access resources.

Supports developing alternatives to formal hearings, such as mediation sessions, to help resolve disputes quickly and fairly.

Judicial Administration

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

Judicial Philosophy

Ethics & Conduct

Plans to organize regular community seminars on practical legal topics like landlord-tenant issues, truancy, and small claims.

Plans to expand the high school and college internship program and establish a “Youth in Justice” day for students to observe court proceedings.

Supports expanding translation services to ensure all residents are represented and understood.

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.