Robert J. Barfield graduated from Pasadena High School in 1987, Harvard College in 1991 and the University of Houston Law Center in 1993.  He is a former Associate Municipal Judge of the Pasadena Municipal Court and Baytown Municipal Court.  He is a former board member and speaker for the Texas Municipal Court Education Center and a past president of the Municipal Justice Bar Association of Texas.

Mr. Barfield's law office is located in Kemah, Texas just blocks from the Kemah Boardwalk.  Time is split between criminal cases in Harris and Galveston Counties.