There are five candidates running for city of Conroe municipal judge on the May 7 ballot, with incumbent Michael Davis not running for re-election for the position due to term limits.
The municipal judge is a part of the state court system that is hosted by the city of Conroe, and the criminal court handles Class C misdemeanors, according to Davis.
“[The municipal judge] is important because someone has to make decisions to make sure that justice is done,” Davis said. “A lot of people that come in are people that are indigent; they don’t have enough money to pay; or they’re disabled or have a varying amount of different situations in life, and the job calls for someone who knows it all and abides by the law, but also someone that has compassion, I think.”
Davis said the court often has more bench trials—or trial by judge—than jury trials, and he handles everything from complaints of barking dogs to public intoxication.
