Judge, County Court at Law No. 1
Who is on the ballot for Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 in Tom Green County, Texas, on November 3, 2026? This guide lists one person running for Judge, County Court at Law No. 1: Leland Lacy (Republican).
People running in this race. Party is shown when the official list names one.
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Leland Lacy Republican
Prior races for Leland Lacy
Prior races
Earlier vote totals from the linked reports, newest first. The page does not say who won unless the report does.
Year Race Election Votes in the report Source 2026 Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 March 3, 2026 Republican primary - Party is the race title only.
- Leland Lacy: 6,051 (54.39 percent).
- Jana Johnson: 2,498 (22.45 percent).
- Jessica Skinner: 2,577 (23.16 percent).
- Tom Green County votes only. Not a district or statewide total.
March 3, 2026 official cumulative
These notes are for Tom Green County, Texas offices with only one name on the Texas Secretary of State ballot certification for the November 3, 2026 general election. The report is dated August 28, 2026. The Tom Green County section is pages 1237 and 1238. The certification lists one name, and the party on each line is REP. These pages say certified.
Ballot certification: https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/2026-ballot-cert.pdf
This page does not endorse anyone.
Leland Lacy
Leland Lacy, Republican, is the only name certified for Judge, County Court at Law No. 1. He is not a judge. His July 15, 2026 judicial campaign finance report lists the office held as n/a and the office sought as Judge, County Court at Law #1, for the November 3, 2026 general election. The county attorney contacts page lists Leland Lacy as an assistant county attorney. The county courts page does not list him as a judge. Ben Nolen is named on the county courts page under "County Court at Law," but that heading has no court number, so he is not assigned to Court No. 1.
What this job is
A county court at law is a trial court created by state law. The Office of Court Administration's October 2026 chart says these courts can hear the kinds of cases a constitutional county court hears, and also civil cases between $200 and $325,000. The chart says some of these courts have a higher dollar limit.
Tom Green County's courts page lists two county courts at law and does not repeat those dollar amounts. This race is for County Court at Law No. 1.
Sources: Court structure of Texas, October 2026; Tom Green County courts at law
The area
This office covers Tom Green County, Texas.
The U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 population estimate for Tom Green County, Texas is 120,103. The Comptroller's rural snapshot says the 2020 census count was 120,003, and that San Angelo is the county seat. The city's 2024 population estimate is 100,159. The same snapshot says the median income for a household in the county is $59,853. It does not say which year that income figure is from.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 county population estimates; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 city and town population estimates; Texas Comptroller, Tom Green County rural snapshot; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 cartographic boundaries; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 TIGER/Line roads; U.S. Geological Survey, Global Map 1:1,000,000-scale rivers and lakes
Main industries here
The Comptroller's 2025 productivity report classifies 660,291 acres in Tom Green County, Texas as native pasture and 166,059 acres as dry crop. Those are land classes, not a count of jobs.
The Comptroller's West Texas report covers 30 counties, including Tom Green County, Texas, and the Midland and Odessa metro areas. In that region, the largest industries by employment were oil and gas extraction, support activities for mining, restaurants and other eating places, public education, and construction. The report does not publish a separate industry list for Tom Green County, Texas.
Sources: Texas Comptroller, 2025 productivity values for Tom Green County; Texas Comptroller, West Texas region
Who holds it now
The county courts page lists Judge Ben Nolen under the heading County Court at Law and does not give that heading a court number. It says he was appointed judge of that court on June 1, 2002, elected beginning January 1, 2003, and has served since. The same page lists County Court at Law 2 separately. This page does not name the judge of County Court at Law No. 1.
Source: Tom Green County courts at law
Who held this seat
The county courts page lists a judge under the heading County Court at Law and does not give that heading a court number. It lists County Court at Law 2 separately. This page does not name the Place or Court No. 1 judge, and a dated succession for Court No. 1 was not found.
Source: Tom Green County courts at law
No earlier holders are listed. A name is added when a source names that person for this seat. If that source is not an official page, the note above says so.