Guinn Justice Center The Guinn Justice Center in Cleburne houses the 18th District Court. Photo: Google.

It's election season, and Texas Lawyer is publishing Q&As with candidates in contested races for district and appellate court benches in the Lone Star State. Early voting runs from Feb. 18 to Feb. 28, and election day is March 3.

Here are candidates running in the contested primary race for Johnson County's 18th District Court.


18th District Court

In the Republican Primary, incumbent Judge Sydney B. Hewlett and Assistant District Attorney Brent A. Huffman are competing in the race for the 18th District Court in Cleburne. On the Democratic side, no one is running for the bench.

Hewlett declined to complete Texas Lawyer's judicial questionnaire because of her other campaign obligations, and Huffman did not respond to multiple messages about the questionnaire. Click below for publicly available information about them.

Sydney B. Hewlett (incumbent)

Brent A. Huffman


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Hewlett, Huffman to face off for 18th District Court, by the Cleburne Times-Review