Joel R. Hale
Republican · TX · Rusk County Judge
Joel R. Hale is the incumbent Republican Rusk County Judge and the county’s 2026 general-election nominee.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Signed the Rusk County Commissioners Court order placing a full outdoor-burning ban into effect because drought and fire conditions posed a public-safety hazard.
August 11, 2026
Source: rcesd1.specialdistrict.org
Signed the Rusk County order setting the November 5, 2021 misdemeanor arraignment docket and requiring unrepresented defendants to appear.
October 12, 2021
Source: newtools.cira.state.tx.us
Signed the Rusk County Commissioners Court notice terminating existing mutual-aid agreements and joining the Texas State Mutual Aid Plan.
May 13, 2019
Source: panola.easydocs.us
Past race Joel R. Hale ran in:
- County Judge · November 3, 2026 · Rusk County, Texas · incumbent