Justice of the Peace court clerk (Harris County)

Lisa Jefferson says in her Ballotpedia candidate survey that she has worked in Harris County Justice of the Peace courts since June 2012, starting as a court clerk and rising to chief clerk of a JP court, after more than 15 years in human resources; she graduated from Klein Forest High School and studied criminal justice at Prairie View A&M University¹. She is the Democratic nominee for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2, against Republican nominee Mark Fury¹².

• Court clerk and later chief clerk in Harris County Justice of the Peace courts since June 2012, working with nine judges across five JP courts, per her candidate survey¹
• More than 15 years of human resources experience, per her candidate survey¹
• Studied criminal justice at Prairie View A&M University; graduate of Klein Forest High School¹
• No prior judicial service found in the sources reviewed¹
• Defeated Davis Darusman in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary, 62.0% to 38.0%, and is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot against Republican Mark Fury¹².
• Bar poll: The Houston Bar Association's 2026 Judicial Preference Poll, a non-binding poll of HBA members on contested judicial races that the HBA says is not an endorsement, was open as of September 27, 2026, with results due October 9, 2026; no results were published as of this writing³.