Bill Brandt (Texas)
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2019 - Present
2026
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Bill Brandt (Republican Party) is a judge for Precinct 3 of the Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Brandt (Republican Party) won re-election for the Precinct 3 judge of the Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas outright after the general election on November 8, 2022, was canceled.
Biography
Bill Brandt graduated from Grapevine High School in 1973. Brandt served in the U.S. Air Force from 1977 to 2007 and reached the rank of Colonel. He earned a B.S. in general engineering and history from the United States Air Force Academy in 1977, an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix in 1999, and a J.D. from Texas A&M University School of Law. Brandt’s career experience includes working as a line check airman with FexEx and as an attorney at his own practice, Brandt Legal Services PLLC. He volunteers as the chairman of the board of trustees at the Messiah Lutheran Classical Academy, which describes its goal as to, “provide strategic leadership for Lutheran classical pre-school through 8th grade.”[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Tarrant County, Texas (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Bill Brandt won election in the general election for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 1.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 1
Incumbent Bill Brandt advanced from the Republican primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 1 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bill Brandt | 100.0 | 25,558 | |
| Total votes: 25,558 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 1
Bill Brandt defeated Kris Jara in the general election for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bill Brandt (R) | 79.7 | 98,713 | |
| Kris Jara (L) | 20.3 | 25,113 | ||
| Total votes: 123,826 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 1
Bill Brandt defeated Lenny Lopez in the Republican primary for Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Place 1 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bill Brandt | 67.8 | 18,702 | |
 | Lenny Lopez | 32.2 | 8,898 | |
| Total votes: 27,600 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Russ Casey (R)
Selection method
The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.[3]
To serve as a justice of the peace, justices must complete a 40-hour course on relevant duties within one year of his or her election. They must also complete a similar 20-hour course each year they continue to serve.[4]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bill Brandt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "William P. "Bill" Brandt," accessed March 8, 2018
- ↑ Bill Brandt For Justice Of The Peace, Tarrant County, "Personal," accessed March 8, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas
State courts:
Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts
State resources:
Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas
