Ellis County
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James "Butch" BryantRepublican Incumbent
Pam HamptonDemocraticOn ballot as
James "Butch" Bryant
Pam Hampton
Current role
Justice of the Peace, Ellis County Precinct 4
Retired police sergeant; continues to serve as a police reserve officer (per campaign)
Background
Not found
- B.S. in Paralegal Studies, Texas Wesleyan University (per campaign)
- Sworn police officer in North Texas, 21 years; retired as a sergeant (per campaign)
- United States Army veteran (per campaign)
- Ellis County resident for nearly 15 years (per campaign)
Experience
- Sworn in January 2025 (per campaign)
- Elected justice of the peace for Precinct 4, November 2024 (per campaign)
- Applicant, temporary appointment to the vacant Precinct 4 bench, April 2024 (one of four; the commissioners court appointed another applicant)
- Worked in the Dallas County Justice of the Peace Court under Judge Cleophus Steele (per campaign)
- Civil Procedure instructor for police academy recruits, five years (per campaign)
- Was secretary of the Training Advisory Board (per campaign)
Top priorities
- Campaign: he "has been dedicated to clearing the backlog of cases that have long affected his precinct"
- Campaign: he "strives to treat each one with the respect, patience, and fairness it deserves"
- "Her plan focuses on clearing cases and improving access, without raising taxes or increasing public spending."
Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "He understands that behind every case is a person or a family in need, and he strives to treat each one with the respect, patience, and fairness it deserves."
- Court administration: Campaign site: says he "has been dedicated to clearing the backlog of cases that have long affected his precinct"
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: Campaign site: "Her plan focuses on clearing cases and improving access, without raising taxes or increasing public spending."
Endorsements
- Mike Wilson, CEO and Owner, Blue Mint Thai Restaurant Group & Velocity Investing Group (listed by campaign)
None found in our research
James "Butch" Bryant
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- James "Butch" Bryant
- Current role
- Justice of the Peace, Ellis County Precinct 4
- Background
- Not found
- Experience
- Sworn in January 2025 (per campaign)
- Elected justice of the peace for Precinct 4, November 2024 (per campaign)
- Applicant, temporary appointment to the vacant Precinct 4 bench, April 2024 (one of four; the commissioners court appointed another applicant)
- Top priorities
- Campaign: he "has been dedicated to clearing the backlog of cases that have long affected his precinct"
- Campaign: he "strives to treat each one with the respect, patience, and fairness it deserves"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "He understands that behind every case is a person or a family in need, and he strives to treat each one with the respect, patience, and fairness it deserves."
- Court administration: Campaign site: says he "has been dedicated to clearing the backlog of cases that have long affected his precinct"
- Endorsements
- Mike Wilson, CEO and Owner, Blue Mint Thai Restaurant Group & Velocity Investing Group (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- bryant4jp.com
Pam Hampton
Democratic- On ballot as
- Pam Hampton
- Current role
- Retired police sergeant; continues to serve as a police reserve officer (per campaign)
- Background
- B.S. in Paralegal Studies, Texas Wesleyan University (per campaign)
- Sworn police officer in North Texas, 21 years; retired as a sergeant (per campaign)
- United States Army veteran (per campaign)
- Ellis County resident for nearly 15 years (per campaign)
- Experience
- Worked in the Dallas County Justice of the Peace Court under Judge Cleophus Steele (per campaign)
- Civil Procedure instructor for police academy recruits, five years (per campaign)
- Was secretary of the Training Advisory Board (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "Her plan focuses on clearing cases and improving access, without raising taxes or increasing public spending."
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: No public statement found
- Court administration: Campaign site: "Her plan focuses on clearing cases and improving access, without raising taxes or increasing public spending."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- pamhamptonforjp4.com
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