Denton County
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 6
Michelle Butler
Democratic- On ballot as
- Michelle Butler
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Carrollton mom, community advocate and naturalized Zimbabwean-American citizen (per campaign)
- Precinct 6 resident for nearly two decades (per campaign)
- Experience
- Leader of organizers and programs, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris presidential campaigns (per campaign)
- Served as Texas State Director, Run for Something (per campaign)
- Democratic primary (March 2026): won, 56.4%
- Top priorities
- "Reduce Default Judgments": "improve notice systems, expand outreach"
- "Expand Mediation Options"
- "Increase Multilingual Court Materials"
- "Expand Virtual Court and Night Court Options"
- Tidbits
- Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: "Fairness, access, and efficiency should guide how our local courts serve the community."
- Court administration: Campaign site: "Expanding virtual hearings and evening court options will help ensure working families can still access justice."
- Endorsements
- Senator Wendy Davis (listed by campaign)
- State Representative Rhetta Andrews Bowers (listed by campaign)
- State Representative and Former Congressman John Bryant (listed by campaign)
- State Representative Venton Jones (listed by campaign)
- Former State Representative Victoria Neave (listed by campaign)
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- LISD School Board Trustee-Elect Paige Dixon (listed by campaign)
- Mesquite Councilmember Elizabeth Ross (listed by campaign)
- Former Lewisville Councilman Brandon Jones (listed by campaign)
- Former Flower Mound Councilman Bryan Webb (listed by campaign)
- Former Dallas County Democratic Party Chair Carol Donovan (listed by campaign)
- Bruce Johnson, State Democratic Executive Committee (listed by campaign)
- Mexican American Bar Association (listed by campaign)
- Texas Working Families (listed by campaign)
- Texas Coalition of Black Democrats – Collin Chapter (listed by campaign)
- Texas Progressive Caucus (listed by campaign)
- North Texas Asian Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Run for Something (listed by campaign)
- Plano Democrats (listed by campaign)
- GH Diaspora (listed by campaign)
- Asian Texans for Justice (listed by campaign)
- The Collective (listed by campaign)
- North Texas AFL-CIO (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- michelleforjustice.com
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