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Gordon Starkenburg is honored to be serving the citizens of Brazoria County as Justice of the Peace Pct. 3, Place 2. He has been serving in this role since May 11, 2004.
· Wonderful marriage to Linda for over 30 years
· Four children and four grandchildren
· Enjoys time with family and friends
· Attends Church in Pearland and Webster
· Prior Board of Director member for the Adult Reading Center
· Prior Member 288 Corridor Rotary
· Member Pearland Lion’s Club
· Participation in Pearland High School Shattered Dreams
· Participation in Reading Center Annual Book Sale
· Born January 12, 1949 into a Dutch Dairy Farming Family
· Dairy Farmed while attending College in the Pacific Northwest
· Started Oil Industry career with the start up of the ARCO Cherry Point Refinery in 1970
· Transferred to Texas to manage the Gulf Coast ARCO Field Surveillance Program in 1977
· Quality Control Management for ARCO / Lyondell until retirement in 2004
· Appointed Justice of the Peace, Pct. 3, Place 2 Brazoria County May 11, 2004. Elected in 2004 for un-expired term and then re-elected in 2006.
· Member of Justices of the Peace and Constables Association
· Member and Vice-President of The Texas Justice Court Judges Association
· Member of Pearland Chamber of Commerce
· Seattle Pacific University – History, Social Studies
· Northwest Washington University – Chemistry
· University of Houston Clear Lake – Chemistry, Physical Science
· Numerous Continuing Education Courses in Quality Control, ISO-9000 Certification, and Management
· Justice Court Judges Training
· Justice Court College Training
· Continuing Education for Justice of the Peace, Texas
· Christian Conservative
· Constitutionalist
I firmly believe that Texans deserve their People’s Court: Small Claims Court in the Justice of the Peace system without the strict Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
