Sharon Burney is from Houston, Texas. She graduated from Yates High School.

Sharon Burney is from Houston, Texas. She graduated from the University of Houston and Thurgood Marshall School of Law. 

Sharon is a justice of the peace for Harris County Precinct 7, Place 2. She previously worked as an attorney and an educator for Houston Independent School District (HISD) for 24 years.

Sharon previously worked as an attorney, an educator, a homeless shelter coordinator, and a drug prevention facilitator. 

Sharon is currently a justice of the peace for Harris County's Precinct 7, Place 2.

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As an attorney, researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients.

As a justice of the peace court judge, oversees cases involving minor criminal offenses and low-value civil suits, administers oaths to public officials, handles requests for orders of protection against harassment, and performs marriage ceremonies.

- As an attorney, researched, drafted, and filed legal documents, and provided defense and counsel to clients.
- As a justice of the peace court judge, oversees cases involving minor criminal offenses and low-value civil suits, administers oaths to public officials, handles requests for orders of protection against harassment, and performs marriage ceremonies.

Legal Experience

Supports modernizing court technology and using law school volunteers to provide legal representation for those without counsel.

- Supports modernizing court technology and using law school volunteers to provide legal representation for those without counsel.

Judicial Administration

Believes in "equitable justice," ensuring judicial decisions benefit the entire community, not just a select few.

Values honestly, fairness, and integrity.

- Believes in "equitable justice," ensuring judicial decisions benefit the entire community, not just a select few.
- Values honestly, fairness, and integrity.

Judicial Philosophy

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Ethics & Conduct

Participates in community engagement events and outreach programs for seniors and vulnerable families.

Partnered with the Precinct 7 constable to provide free meals to families affected by government shutdowns and SNAP disruptions.

Advocated for the Eviction Previon program, an initiative designed to help families avoid eviction before it happens.

- Participates in community engagement events and outreach programs for seniors and vulnerable families.
- Partnered with the Precinct 7 constable to provide free meals to families affected by government shutdowns and SNAP disruptions.
- Advocated for the Eviction Previon program, an initiative designed to help families avoid eviction before it happens.

Community Involvement

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Sharon Burney

Believes in emphasizing a "legacy of service" in her legal career, continuing her family's history of judicial work in Harris County.

- Justices of the Peace oversee Justice Courts, trial courts for civil cases up to $20,000, and misdemeanor cases punishable only by fine. They also perform marriages, issue warrants, conduct preliminary hearings, and serve as notaries.
- Texas has 835 Justice Courts, each presided over by a single judge. Every county has between one and eight precincts based on the county's population, each with its own Justice Court.
- Justices of the Peace are elected through partisan, precinct-wide election to four-year terms. 
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a district resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that precinct.
- The annual salary for Justices of the Peace ranges from $19,207 to $151,805 and is by the county's Commissioners Court.
