2 candidates are tracked for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Jessica Jaramillo and Juli Mathew. Candidate information follows official Fort Bend County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Fields are from Fort Bend County's official canvassed primary and runoff results; unopposed Texas nominees still print in November. The Democratic nominee is sitting Judge Juli Mathew: Paula M. Miller won the March 3 Democratic primary over her, but the county Democratic Party declared Miller ineligible on March 31 under the two-year county residency requirement for statutory county court judges, the First Court of Appeals denied her petition on April 23, and the party executive committee nominated Mathew on June 22 by 47 votes to 9, per the Fort Bend Independent. Re-verify against the county's November sample ballot.
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This race. The sitting officeholder, Juli Mathew, is on the ballot.
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Republican
Per the campaign site.
Jessica Jaramillo was unopposed in the Republican contest, per the official canvass.
Democratic Incumbent
Juli Mathew is the presiding judge of Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 3, hearing criminal, juvenile, civil, mental health, probate and guardianship matters, and founded the county's Juvenile Intervention and Mental Health Court, the first of its kind in Texas, per the court's official page. Before taking the bench she served as associate municipal judge in Arcola and practiced law for more than 15 years in Fort Bend and neighboring counties; she holds a law degree from Delaware Law School, per the same page. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Who is running for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 3 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Jessica Jaramillo and Juli Mathew. Candidate information follows official Fort Bend County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 3 election in Texas?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Texas are on the Texas election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Fort Bend County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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