Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 (Williamson County)

Laura Barker is judge of Williamson County Court at Law Two, a post she was appointed to by the Commissioners Court in June 2016²⁴. Before the bench she had a private law practice concentrating in criminal and juvenile law and served as president of the Williamson County Bar Association⁴. She presides over the county's Veterans Treatment Court and misdemeanor DWI/Drug Court Program⁴.

• Judge, County Court at Law No. 2, Williamson County, since June 2016; the county lists her term as ending in 2026³⁴
• Handles criminal, civil and mental health cases; presiding judge of the Veterans Treatment Court and the misdemeanor DWI/Drug Court Program⁴
• Before the bench: private law practice concentrating in criminal and juvenile law; past president of the Williamson County Bar Association; co-founder of the Women Lawyer's Section of that bar association⁴
• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Southwest Texas State University (1999); law degree, St. Mary's University (2002)⁴
• Recognized with the Judiciary Service Award by Mothers Against Drunk Drivers in 2020 and 2022; serves on the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health's Collaborative Council⁴
• On June 7, 2016, following her run-off election victory, she was appointed by the Commissioners Court as judge of County Court at Law Two and was sworn in on June 17, 2016⁴.