My name is J. Brad McCampbell, and I am running on the Republican ticket for District Judge of the 402nd Judicial District Court of Wood County. I am in my 35th year of practicing law. Over that span, I have maintained a general practice, handling cases in Wood and Rains counties and surrounding counties. My caseload has included working in the following areas of the law: criminal, civil, divorce and custody, adoptions, real estate transactions and litigation, consumer and commercial litigation, estate planning and probate, personal injury and wrongful death, social security disability, and appellate work. I have also acted as a mediator in cases since 2005. 

In 2010, I became an owner of Wood County Title Company which currently has offices in Mineola and Quitman.
Born and raised in South Texas, I graduated from high school in Beeville in 1977. In 1981, I received a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. I then obtained my Doctorate of Jurisprudence from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1984. Later that year, I began my law practice in Emory and still maintain an office there today. 

In 1982, I married my college sweetheart, Dawn Bennett, of Sulphur Springs. Living in Emory for the 20 years, we moved to Yantis in 2005. We are members of the First United Methodist Church of Sulphur Springs, where we married 37 years ago. Our daughter, Hannah, is a 2018 graduate of Texas State University and currently teaches 8th grade English in Howe, Texas. Her child, our grandchild, Kane, is 5 years old.

During my career, I have dealt with both good and bad judges. In order to be a good judge, one must bring to the bench certain qualities such as the following: experience in the law and the ability to apply law to facts, judicial temperament, sound ethics and moral principles, integrity, impartiality, overall good character, and supporting and preserving the Constitutions of the United States and of this great State of Texas. These qualities are essential to the position of District Judge. I do not expect anything less in a Judge and neither should the citizens of Wood County.
Having made certain commitments in my life–being a follower of Jesus Christ, being a good husband, father and grandfather, and to being a lawyer who provides beneficial services to clients in an honest and ethical manner–I feel that I have done my best to maintain those commitments through the years, and am now ready to be fully committed to the judiciary by serving as District Judge of Wood County.
I respectfully request your support and VOTE in the Republican Primary on MARCH 3, 2020.