Who is running for District Judge, 82Nd Judicial District in 2026?

Judge, 82nd District Court (Falls and Robertson counties)

Bryan F. "Rusty" Russ Jr. is judge of the 82nd District Court, which serves Falls and Robertson counties, and took office in January 2019². He has been licensed as a Texas attorney since 1983, and the State Bar lists his primary practice location as Hearne³. He is unopposed on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot¹.

• Judge, 82nd District Court, since January 2019; current term ends Dec 31, 2026²
• Texas attorney since May 1983 (license date May 13, 1983); graduated from South Texas College of Law in January 1983; State Bar practice areas include business, criminal, family, oil, gas and energy, real estate, and wills, trusts and probate; primary practice location Hearne³
• Took office in January 2019²; BallotReady lists him as a candidate in the 2018 and 2022 elections⁴. We did not find a source stating how he first won the seat beyond that.
• Public discipline: Searched the State Commission on Judicial Conduct public sanctions lists for fiscal years 2002 through 2026 on 2026-10-01; no public sanction naming this candidate was found. Private sanctions are not published by name.⁵ The State Bar of Texas lists no public disciplinary history for him³.