Chris MacOn

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Chris is the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1 in Ellis County. He works at the Ellis County Precinct 1 Justice Court, where he has been since 2015. He previously worked in law enforcement agencies and served in various roles within the county judicial system.

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Chris MacOn is currently the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1 in Ellis County. He was elected in 2015 and has served two terms.

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Has worked in various capacities within the judicial system.

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- 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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