Harris Hughey
Republican · TX · Denton County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4
Harris Hughey has served eight years as a Denton County justice of the peace and is also presiding municipal judge for Northlake, after two decades as a prosecutor and defense attorney. He stresses courteous treatment of everyone in court and staying under budget.
Where Harris Hughey stands, based on their records
Supports
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
As Northlake municipal judge, signed an order adopting the town court's youth diversion plan on 2024-12-11. Eligible children received community service, education, counseling or mentoring instead of ordinary court proceedings, and successful completion led to dismissal.
December 11, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: town.northlake.tx.us
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Began requiring electronic court filings from lawyers, apartments and property managers at his Precinct 4 court on 2026-09-01. Their filings through mail, email and in-person delivery ended. People representing themselves were exempt.
September 1, 2026
Source: dentoncounty.gov
Signed a joint order on 2024-05-10 requiring debt collectors to notify other parties before seeking judgment without a defendant’s response. Courts needed proof of that notice before processing the request.
May 10, 2024
Source: topics.txcourts.gov
Joined county court guidelines for remote hearings and COVID-19 safety on 2020-09-04. The guidelines also required eviction filings to address federal tenant protections before courts issued notices. The administrative judge signed for Hughey and the other justices.
September 4, 2020
Source: dentoncounty.gov
Won an appeal on 2016-04-14 that kept alive his defamation lawsuit against former election opponent Jay W. Hand over campaign flyer claims about his voting history. The appeals court did not decide who was right in the underlying dispute.
April 14, 2016
Source: cases.justia.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
Joined Denton County’s justices of the peace in unanimously adopting court administration rules on 2019-01-11. The rules set targets for finishing civil cases. They also covered court costs and moving cases between courts.
January 11, 2019Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: dentoncounty.gov
Past race Harris Hughey ran in:
- Denton County Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4 · November 3, 2026 · Denton County, Texas · incumbent