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Anna Campos has an adopted son named Matthew.

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Anna is a lifelong resident of Precinct 4 in Bexar County she has an adopted son. She earned an associate degree in Paralegal Studies and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of the Incarnate Word.

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Anna currently runs a business consulting practice focused on operations and process improvement. She has more than 35 years of experience in the legal field, having served as a Legal Assistant, Legal Administrator, and Legal Director.

Anna is currently a candidate for Bexar County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1.

As a Legal Assistant, she gained extensive experience in various areas of law, including civil litigation, probate, real estate, criminal, and family law.

- As a Legal Assistant, she gained extensive experience in various areas of law, including civil litigation, probate, real estate, criminal, and family law.

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Plans to use her business consulting skills to streamline court procedures and improve overall operations.

Aims to explain complex legal processes in plain language so that all residents feel heard and understand their options.

- Plans to use her business consulting skills to streamline court procedures and improve overall operations.
- Aims to explain complex legal processes in plain language so that all residents feel heard and understand their options.

Judicial Administration

Believes restitution should be realistic and fair, utilizing tools like payment plans and clear deadlines.

Supports a constructive path forward involving structure and education to prevent repeat behavior for nonviolent or first-time offenses.

Committed to a practical, balanced approach that respects victims' rights while providing people a genuine chance to correct mistakes.

- Believes restitution should be realistic and fair, utilizing tools like payment plans and clear deadlines.
- Supports a constructive path forward involving structure and education to prevent repeat behavior for nonviolent or first-time offenses.
- Committed to a practical, balanced approach that respects victims' rights while providing people a genuine chance to correct mistakes.

Judicial Philosophy

As of January 22, 2026, Anna Campos’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Served on the Sheriff's Citizens Advisory Action Board.

- Served on the Sheriff's Citizens Advisory Action Board.

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Christopher "Chris" McKnight earned a bachelor's degree in urban administration from Trinity University and a law degree from the St. Mary's University School of Law. Chris attends the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.

Chris currently works as a court clerk at the Bexar County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 and is a property owner. He previously worked as a legal news reporter, an editor, managed the discovery process for large litigations at large law firms, and managed land use and construction issues for a local private foundation.

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Chris's campaign for the Bexar County justice of the peace to represent Precinct 4, Place 1, is his first run for public office.

As a court clerk at the Bexar County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, maintains court records, administers and collects court fees, files and processes official documents, assists property owners with evictions and visiting judges with their dockets, schedules cases, and ensures the public availability of all court proceedings.

- As a court clerk at the Bexar County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, maintains court records, administers and collects court fees, files and processes official documents, assists property owners with evictions and visiting judges with their dockets, schedules cases, and ensures the public availability of all court proceedings.

Plans to work with offenders that receive Deferred Judication (offenses falling off their records) to keep their records clean and work within the community.

Plans to handle errors through by following the law, respecting due process, and making sure everyone gets fair treatment.

- Plans to work with offenders that receive Deferred Judication (offenses falling off their records) to keep their records clean and work within the community.
- Plans to handle errors through by following the law, respecting due process, and making sure everyone gets fair treatment.

Promises to take feedback provided by the community, including at regularly scheduled town halls with relevant resources available.

As a landlord for 25 years, has a experienced perspective on housing issues, including tenant rights and landlord responsibilities.

- Promises to take feedback provided by the community, including at regularly scheduled town halls with relevant resources available.
- As a landlord for 25 years, has a experienced perspective on housing issues, including tenant rights and landlord responsibilities.

As of January 22, 2026, Christopher "Chris" McKnight’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Erasmo Raz Hernandez has 34 years of experience in the courtroom.

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Erasmo Raz Hernandez is from Converse, Texas. He graduated from East Central High School. Raz lives with his partner in Converse, Texas.

Erasmo recently retired after 34 years of service to the people of Bexar County. For over 24 years, he served as the litigation support and evidence manager for the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office, where he supported misdemeanor and felony cases and provided expert courtroom testimony. He also worked as a court clerk in multiple district courts, gaining firsthand experience in courtroom operations, and later served as chief of staff for the Bexar County District Clerk's Office, where he helped streamline services and improve access to justice for the public.

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Raz is the owner of Rpix, the founder of WinStar Media, and the director of marketing and community engagement for the San Antonio Coalition for Veterans and Families. He previously worked as the chief of staff for the Bexar County District Clerk's Office. Raz also worked as the litigation support and evidence manager for the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office and as a court clerk for several District Courts.

Erasmo "Raz" Hernandez's campaign for Bexar County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, is his first time running for public office. He has 34 years of experience working in the courtroom, including over 24 years as the Litigation Support and Evidence Manager for the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office.

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Raz previously ran for the Bexar County District Clerk in 2022, but did not win.

Erasmo “Raz” Hernandez | 2026 candidate for Justice of the Peace Pct. 4 

As Chief of Staff for the Bexar County District Clerk’s Office, helped streamline services and improve access to justice for the public.

As the chief of staff for the Bexar County District Clerk’s Office, helped streamline and modernize services and improve public access and customer service in the courts.

As the litigation support and evidence manager for the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office for 24 years, supported misdemeanor and felony cases from filing to trial, and provided expert testimony when requested.

- As the chief of staff for the Bexar County District Clerk’s Office, helped streamline and modernize services and improve public access and customer service in the courts.
- As the litigation support and evidence manager for the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Office for 24 years, supported misdemeanor and felony cases from filing to trial, and provided expert testimony when requested.

Promises to treat everyone with dignity, regardless of background, language, or circumstance, and plans to ensure clear communication and cultural sensitivity in an accessible courtroom.

Promises to treat everyone with dignity, regardless of background, language, or circumstance.

Plans to ensure clear communication and cultural sensitivity for an accessible courtroom.

Plans to approach every case with an open mind.

- Promises to treat everyone with dignity, regardless of background, language, or circumstance.
- Plans to ensure clear communication and cultural sensitivity for an accessible courtroom.
- Plans to approach every case with an open mind.

Said, "As a Justice of the Peace, my approach would be firm but fair. Restitution should be timely and realistic, structured in a way that holds individuals accountable while increasing the likelihood it is actually paid."

Plans to open to community feedback whenever possible.

- Said, "As a Justice of the Peace, my approach would be firm but fair. Restitution should be timely and realistic, structured in a way that holds individuals accountable while increasing the likelihood it is actually paid."
- Plans to open to community feedback whenever possible.

As of January 22, 2026, Erasmo Raz Hernandez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Believes community involvement is crucial for addressing local issues.

- 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.


Presides over civil cases and fine-only misdemeanor cases.

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