Smith has been the Justice of the Peace in Kyle since 1999 — the longest-serving JP in Hays County — and took her court paperless years before the rest of the county.
She brought the "Shattered Dreams" drunk-driving program to Hays CISD high schools, describes her style as "fair, but firm," and calls the job her "second family." She lives in Mountain City.
Judges aren't allowed to take sides on these values — it's against judicial ethics rules. The best clue to how a judge thinks is the party they run with.