Dallas County
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Lizbeth DiazRepublican
Thomas G. JonesDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Lizbeth Diaz
Thomas G. Jones
Current role
Not found
Dallas County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1 (since 1991)
Background
- Attended Christ For The Nations Institute, Dallas (per campaign)
- Bachelor's degree, Dallas Baptist University (per campaign)
- Licensed minister, Christ For The Nations (per campaign)
- Dallas native (per campaign)
- Formerly ten years with U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (per campaign)
- Formerly with the Wilmer-Hutchins School District (per campaign)
- Carnegie Hero Award, 1980, for rescuing a man from a burning truck (per campaign)
- Member, St. Luke Community United Methodist Church (per campaign)
Experience
- Paralegal and case manager, over 10 years (per campaign)
- Dallas ISD Board of Education (1987–1992) (per campaign)
- More than 50,000 cases processed by his court in 2024 (per campaign)
- Democratic primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won
Top priorities
- Campaign issues: "Defend Property Rights"
- Campaign issues: "Stop Squatter Abuse"
- Campaign issues: "Swift Justice For Owners"
- Campaign issues: "Fair and Balanced Rulings"
- Campaign issues: "Cut Backlog"
- Campaign site: "In every matter before the court, Judge Jones approaches it in a way that Tempers Justice With Mercy."
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Committed to impartial justice and equal treatment for all community members"
- Court administration: Campaign site: "Reducing case backlogs and improving court efficiency to ensure that legal matters are handled promptly and effectively for all litigants."
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "In every matter before the court, Judge Jones approaches it in a way that Tempers Justice With Mercy."
- Court administration: Campaign site says that in 2024 his court "processed more than 50,000 cases, making it the busiest Justice of the Peace court in the state"
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Lizbeth Diaz
Republican- On ballot as
- Lizbeth Diaz
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Attended Christ For The Nations Institute, Dallas (per campaign)
- Bachelor's degree, Dallas Baptist University (per campaign)
- Licensed minister, Christ For The Nations (per campaign)
- Dallas native (per campaign)
- Experience
- Paralegal and case manager, over 10 years (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Campaign issues: "Defend Property Rights"
- Campaign issues: "Stop Squatter Abuse"
- Campaign issues: "Swift Justice For Owners"
- Campaign issues: "Fair and Balanced Rulings"
- Campaign issues: "Cut Backlog"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Committed to impartial justice and equal treatment for all community members"
- Court administration: Campaign site: "Reducing case backlogs and improving court efficiency to ensure that legal matters are handled promptly and effectively for all litigants."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- diazforjp.com
Thomas G. Jones
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- Thomas G. Jones
- Current role
- Dallas County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1 (since 1991)
- Background
- Formerly ten years with U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (per campaign)
- Formerly with the Wilmer-Hutchins School District (per campaign)
- Carnegie Hero Award, 1980, for rescuing a man from a burning truck (per campaign)
- Member, St. Luke Community United Methodist Church (per campaign)
- Experience
- Dallas ISD Board of Education (1987–1992) (per campaign)
- More than 50,000 cases processed by his court in 2024 (per campaign)
- Democratic primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won
- Top priorities
- Campaign site: "In every matter before the court, Judge Jones approaches it in a way that Tempers Justice With Mercy."
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "In every matter before the court, Judge Jones approaches it in a way that Tempers Justice With Mercy."
- Court administration: Campaign site says that in 2024 his court "processed more than 50,000 cases, making it the busiest Justice of the Peace court in the state"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- thomasgjones.com
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