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Lubbock County Justice of the Peace

Precinct 2

Vote for
1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A justice of the peace hears small claims, evictions, traffic and other Class C misdemeanor cases and conducts inquests.

Nellie Hopson

Democratic

The gist

  • Pledges to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies.
  • Pledges to judge small claims and misdemeanors case by case.
  • Proposes addressing underlying causes of each student's truancy.
  • Pledges equal treatment of landlords and tenants in evictions.
  • Supports pointing tenants to 211 resources to prevent eviction.
More about Nellie
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  1. Pledges to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies.

    Nellie Hopson

    Other · Ballotpedia · ballotpedia.org

    “I will definitely perform LGBTQ+ ceremonies.”
  2. Pledges to judge small claims and misdemeanors case by case.

    Nellie Hopson

    Other · Ballotpedia · ballotpedia.org

    “I will look at each small claims case that comes before me along with any misdemeanors as an individual case.”
  3. Proposes addressing underlying causes of each student's truancy.

    Nellie Hopson

    Other · Ballotpedia · ballotpedia.org

    “I want to find out with the truancy problem what exactly is making that student a truant.”
  4. Pledges equal treatment of landlords and tenants in evictions.

    Nellie Hopson

    Other · Ballotpedia · ballotpedia.org

    “my goal is to treat both landlords and tenants with equal respect and fairness.”
  5. Supports pointing tenants to 211 resources to prevent eviction.

    Nellie Hopson

    Other · Ballotpedia · ballotpedia.org

    “Simply dialing 211 can connect tenants with resources that may prevent eviction and help landlords recover owed rent.”

Susan Rowley

RepublicanIncumbent

Justice of the peace · Lubbock

The gist

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