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Nancy Thompson earned a law degree from the Texas A&M University School of Law. She is a wife and mother.

Has 25 years of experience as an attorney, dealing with Family Law, Child Custody and Support, Guardianship, Probate, Wills, and Estate Planning.

Serves as a mediator and as an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau.

- Has 25 years of experience as an attorney, dealing with Family Law, Child Custody and Support, Guardianship, Probate, Wills, and Estate Planning.
- Serves as a mediator and as an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau.

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Promises to ensure that everyone who enters her court has access to clear information, legal assistance, financial aid, and community resources.

Prioritizes accessible courts by "exploring Night Court, strengthening community engagement, and keeping the docket moving quickly and efficiently."

- Promises to ensure that everyone who enters her court has access to clear information, legal assistance, financial aid, and community resources.
- Prioritizes accessible courts by "exploring Night Court, strengthening community engagement, and keeping the docket moving quickly and efficiently."

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Committed to applying the law "fairly and equally to everyone."

- Committed to applying the law "fairly and equally to everyone."

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As of January 22, 2026, Nancy Thompson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Sara Martinez is from the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. She has a bachelor 27s degree in Chicano studies from Loyola Marymount University and a law degree from the University of Southern California. She currently resides in Oak Cliff.

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Sara is from the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas. She has a bachelor s degree in Chicano studies from Loyola Marymount University and a law degree from the University of Southern California. She currently resides in Oak Cliff.

Sara is a judge at the Dallas Justice of the Peace Court, Precinct 5, Place 1. Before taking the bench, she worked as an attorney in justice of the peace, misdemeanor, felony, and family courts in Dallas and contiguous counties.

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Sara is currently a judge for Precinct 5-1 of the Dallas County Justice of the Peace. She was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018.

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Sara Martinez is currently a judge for Precinct 5-1 of the Dallas County Justice of the Peace. She was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018.

As a Justice of the Peace, she manages a court that is often the first point of contact for neighbors in the judicial system, ensuring fair and efficient proceedings.

As a Public Defender, she represented indigent clients in the misdemeanor division, gaining firsthand experience with the challenges faced by those in the criminal justice system.

As a Member of the Bail Bond Board, she oversees the licensing and regulation of bail bond sureties in Dallas County.

- As a Justice of the Peace, she manages a court that is often the first point of contact for neighbors in the judicial system, ensuring fair and efficient proceedings.
- As a Public Defender, she represented indigent clients in the misdemeanor division, gaining firsthand experience with the challenges faced by those in the criminal justice system.
- As a Member of the Bail Bond Board, she oversees the licensing and regulation of bail bond sureties in Dallas County.

Emphasizes the need for increased funding for public defenders to ensure legal representation for indigent defendants, particularly those from marginalized communities.

- Emphasizes the need for increased funding for public defenders to ensure legal representation for indigent defendants, particularly those from marginalized communities.

Believes that the system can and should do better for populations that have been historically underserved.

- Believes that the system can and should do better for populations that have been historically underserved.

As of January 22, 2026, Sara Martinez’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports services for homeless or at-risk individuals through organizations like The Stewpot, which provides casework and enrichment services.

Plans to host education sessions at recreation centers and libraries to inform residents about JP court services and case filings.

- Supports services for homeless or at-risk individuals through organizations like The Stewpot, which provides casework and enrichment services.
- Plans to host education sessions at recreation centers and libraries to inform residents about JP court services and case filings.

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As a former Dallas County Public Defender, Martinez emphasizes the need for increased funding for public defenders to ensure legal representation for indigent defendants, particularly those from marginalized communities.

- Justices of the Peace oversee Justice Courts, trial courts for civil cases up to $20,000, and misdemeanor cases punishable only by fine. They also perform marriages, issue warrants, conduct preliminary hearings, and serve as notaries.
- Texas has 835 Justice Courts, each presided over by a single judge. Every county has between one and eight precincts based on the county's population, each with its own Justice Court.
- Justices of the Peace are elected through partisan, precinct-wide election to four-year terms. 
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a district resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that precinct.
- The annual salary for Justices of the Peace ranges from $19,207 to $151,805 and is by the county's Commissioners Court.


Presides over civil cases and fine-only misdemeanor cases.

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