Texas Ethics Commission data
Release v1.4
Source snapshot September 17, 2026
Latest eligible reported transaction September 15, 2026
Filer / Committee
Halbach Jr., Joseph J. (The Honorable)
JCOH · District Judge 333
Filer ID: 00032116
53 reports · First filing 01/18/2000 · Latest filing 04/09/2021
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate
Filer ID: 00032116
53 reports · First filing 01/18/2000 · Latest filing 04/09/2021
Candidate Committee · Judicial Candidate · Candidate
Committee Details
TEC filer identity, reporting status, geography, and analytical classification.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Status
—
Filer Type
JCOH
Office
District Judge
District / Place
333
Mailing Location
—
First Filing
01/18/2000
Latest Filing
04/09/2021
Latest Reporting Period
01/01/2021 – 04/08/2021
Reports
53
Overview
Activity within the selected analysis window.
Contributions
$1,033,546.67
Expenditures
$1,077,874.76
Transactions
3,522
Largest Contribution
$55,230.73
Largest Expenditure
$65,531.00
COH as of 04/08/2021
$0.00
Average Contribution
$592.63
Average Expenditure
$606.23
First Contribution
10/02/2003
Last Contribution
11/03/2016
First Expenditure
07/06/2003
Last Expenditure
03/09/2021
Relationships
Reported Contributor Entities
982
Reported Payee Entities
454
Top Contributor
Republican Party of Texas
Top Reported Payee
Harris County Republican Party
Graph Relationships
Materialized relationship totals from the verified entity graph.
Contributor Relationships
983
1,889 contributions · $1,136,395.42
Vendor Relationships
419
1,704 payments · $1,017,052.01
Relationship Graph
Top reported relationships in the selected analysis window: Lifetime. Arrows show the direction of reported money flow; node size is not scaled.
Market Position
Fixed peer benchmark: 01/01/2021–06/30/2026. Peers share the same committee class.
These benchmarks do not change when the dashboard analysis window changes.
Committee Class
Candidate Committee
Subclass
Judicial Candidate
Market Segment
Candidate
Spending Band
—
Peer Committees
8,722
Peer Percentiles
| Metric | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | 75.5th | #2,134 of 8,722 |
| Expenditures | 76.8th | #2,026 of 8,722 |
| Total Financial Activity | 75.3th | #2,154 of 8,722 |
| Transaction Volume | 74.4th | #2,233 of 8,722 |
Concentration
Descriptive study-period shares for this committee; not yet peer-relative.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Top 10 contributors / contributions | — |
| Top 5 reported payees / expenditures | 100.0% |
Top Contributors
Reported TEC identities within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Contributor | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republican Party of Texas | $82,359.54 | 10 |
| 2 | Andrews & Kurth Texas PAC | $19,000.00 | 10 |
| 3 | Baker Botts Amicus Fund | $15,533.81 | 9 |
| 4 | Gibbs & Bruns LLP | $14,000.00 | 9 |
| 5 | Vinson & Elkins PAC | $12,250.00 | 5 |
| 6 | Cokinos Bosien & Young PC | $11,000.00 | 7 |
| 7 | Beirne Maynard & Parsons LLP | $10,000.00 | 7 |
| 8 | Vinson & Elkins Texas PAC | $10,000.00 | 2 |
| 9 | Bracewell & Giuliani | $9,000.00 | 9 |
| 10 | King & Spalding LLP | $9,000.00 | 7 |
Top Reported Payees
Reported TEC payee names within the selected analysis window.
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| # | Payee | Paid | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County Republican Party | $215,500.00 | 23 |
| 2 | Neumann & Company | $158,999.50 | 9 |
| 3 | Strategic Media Services Inc. | $75,526.00 | 2 |
| 4 | Beavers Media & Communications | $64,515.28 | 4 |
| 5 | Republican Party of Texas | $55,275.73 | 2 |
| 6 | Joseph J. Halbach | $54,285.41 | 33 |
| 7 | Andy Taylor & Associates PC | $25,715.35 | 5 |
| 8 | Jamestown Associates | $24,995.00 | 2 |
| 9 | CBS Inc. | $21,257.18 | 5 |
| 10 | Commercial Business Service Inc. | $17,781.21 | 7 |
Financial Activity by Year
Annual totals are descriptive aggregates, not narrative interpretation.
| Year | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0.00 | $3,333.36 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $4,013.86 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $2,992.20 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $402.83 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $4,438.20 |
| 2016 | $130,584.36 | $229,857.00 |
| 2015 | $96,125.00 | $32,201.62 |
| 2014 | $250.00 | $15,499.28 |
| 2013 | $58,750.00 | $31,043.66 |
| 2012 | $208,646.98 | $255,317.83 |
| 2011 | $116,140.00 | $23,697.61 |
| 2010 | $146.25 | $9,503.07 |
| 2009 | $42,975.00 | $47,262.18 |
| 2008 | $156,134.08 | $267,435.87 |
| 2007 | $128,780.00 | $56,650.04 |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $25,326.28 |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $19,396.55 |
| 2004 | $1,100.00 | $22,298.12 |
| 2003 | $93,915.00 | $27,205.20 |
Recent Contributions
| Date | Contributor | Amount | Employer / Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/03/2016 | Akerman LLP | $500.00 | |
| 11/02/2016 | Andrew McKinney | $500.00 | attorney |
| 10/28/2016 | David Willis | $1,000.00 | attorney |
| 10/28/2016 | David Vuong Law Office | $450.00 | |
| 10/27/2016 | John W. Stevenson Jr. and Assoc. PC | $1,000.00 | |
| 10/27/2016 | Houston Realty Business Coalition PAC | $1,000.00 | |
| 10/24/2016 | Kenneth Fibich | $3,000.00 | Fibich Hampton Leebron Briggs & Josephson LLP · attorney |
| 10/21/2016 | Robert Salim | $1,000.00 | attorney |
| 10/20/2016 | Randle Law Office Ltd., LLP | $100.00 | |
| 10/19/2016 | Chris Stacy | $500.00 | Chris A. Stacy & Associates PC · attorney |
| 10/18/2016 | The Gallagher Law Firm | $2,500.00 | |
| 10/18/2016 | Daniel Jackson & Associates PC | $1,000.00 | |
| 10/18/2016 | The C Club PAC | $384.61 | |
| 10/18/2016 | Nanik Bhagia | $100.00 | petroleum engineer |
| 10/17/2016 | The Hall Law Group PLLC | $1,000.00 | |
| 10/14/2016 | Robert Meadows | $500.00 | attorney |
| 10/13/2016 | Katherine Mize | $250.00 | attorney |
| 10/13/2016 | Dana Andrew LeJune, Atty. at Law | $200.00 | |
| 10/12/2016 | Bradley Parker | $1,000.00 | CFO |
| 10/10/2016 | King & Spalding LLP | $1,500.00 |
Recent Expenditures
| Date | Payee | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/09/2021 | Joseph J. Halbach | $3,013.36 | Partial repayment of loan |
| 02/28/2021 | Prosperity Bank | $10.00 | Bank service charge for campaign account |
| 02/11/2021 | Cindy Brown | $100.00 | Preparation of final campaign finance report |
| 01/31/2021 | Prosperity Bank | $10.00 | Bank service charge for campaign account |
| 01/26/2021 | Cindy Brown | $200.00 | Preparation of Jan. 15, 2021 & July 15, 2020 campaign finance reports |
| 12/31/2020 | Prosperity Bank | $10.00 | Bank maintenance fee for judicial account |
| 12/31/2020 | Prosperity Bank | $10.00 | Bank service fee |
| 11/05/2020 | Junell Photography | $1,081.48 | Judicial portrait expense for courtroom |
| 07/21/2020 | Junell Photography | $412.38 | Judicial portrait expense for for courtroom |
| 06/22/2020 | American Express Co. | $830.00 | State Bar of Texas annual dues |
| 06/22/2020 | American Express Co. | $125.00 | Texas Board of Legal Specialization annual dues |
| 06/03/2020 | Texas Board of Legal Specialization | $125.00 | annual dues |
| 05/25/2020 | American Express Co. | $295.00 | Houston Bar Association annual dues |
| 05/18/2020 | State Bar of Texas | $830.00 | annual dues |
| 05/02/2020 | Houston Bar Association | $295.00 | annual dues |
| 08/08/2019 | Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists | $300.00 | annual dues |
| 08/02/2019 | South Texas College of Law | $275.00 | annual dues |
| 07/23/2019 | American Express Co. | $435.00 | payment for Texas Center for the Judiciary dues |
| 07/03/2019 | American Express Co. | $680.00 | payment for State Bar dues |
| 06/14/2019 | Texas Center for the Judiciary | $435.00 | judicial conference registration fees |
Evidence basis: All statistics on this page are computed directly from public Texas Ethics Commission campaign finance records. Analysis window: Lifetime. Dashboard query time: 84 ms.