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Martin Padeti has awife and three children.

Martin has experience in IT management and "business leadership." He also has licensure as a real estate and mortgage officer,

Martin Padeti is running for election for the judge of the Denton County Justice of the Peace Court, Precinct 2.

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Martin is running for election for the judge of the Denton County Justice of the Peace Court, Precinct 2.

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Judicial Administration

Believes justice must be rooted in moral courage and compassion principles I’ve upheld through years of ministry, civic engagement, and public speaking.

- Believes justice must be rooted in moral courage and compassion principles I’ve upheld through years of ministry, civic engagement, and public speaking.

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Martin Padeti

- 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.
