Brandon V. Adams's campaign for Ellis County justice of the peace, Precinct 3, is his first time running for public office.

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For Candidate Brandon V. Adams on Issue judicial-administration:  
Plans to expand office communication channels to improve judicial administration.

Plans to "expand office communication channels." 

For Candidate Brandon V. Adams on Issue judicial-administration:  
Aims to improve scheduling and response systems within the judicial process.

Aims for "improved scheduling and response systems" within the judicial process.

For Candidate Brandon V. Adams on Issue judicial-administration:  
Aims to ensure efficient processing of documents and filings in the court system.

Wants to ensure "efficient processing of documents and filings" in the court system.

For Candidate Brandon V. Adams on Issue judicial-administration:  
Promotes online and community-friendly resources to enhance access to the judicial system.

Promotes "online and community-friendly resources."

- Plans to "expand office communication channels." 
- Aims for "improved scheduling and response systems" within the judicial process.
- Wants to ensure "efficient processing of documents and filings" in the court system.
- Promotes "online and community-friendly resources."

Judicial Administration

For Candidate Brandon V. Adams on Issue judicial-philosophy: Guarantees every citizen receives "impartial judgment and respect — regardless of income, background, or circumstance."

Wants every citizen to receive "impartial judgment and respect — regardless of income, background, or circumstance."

- Wants every citizen to receive "impartial judgment and respect — regardless of income, background, or circumstance."

Judicial Philosophy

Believes government works best when it is "open, honest, and answerable to the people."

Believes government "works best when it is open, honest, and answerable to the people."

- Believes government "works best when it is open, honest, and answerable to the people."

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Community Involvement

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For Candidate Brandon V. Adams on Issue community-involvement:  
Believes a Justice of the Peace should be connected to the community, visible, and genuinely engaged.

Candidate Brandon V. Adams supports community involvement through initiatives like community walk-in days and outreach efforts.

Dan Cox is from Waxahachie, Texas. He has a bachelor 27s degree in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University and a law degree from St. Mary 27s School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. He and his wife, Shasta, have six children and nine grandchildren together. 

Dan Cox has a bachelor 's degree in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University and a law degree from St. Mary 's School of Law. He has a wife and six children .

Dan is a justice of the peace for Ellis County. He previously worked as a prosecutor for the Ellis County and District Attorney's Office. Before that, he maintained a private law practice for 28 years. After retiring from private practice, he worked for two years at Roofing & Restoration Services of America as a production manager.

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Dan is a justice of the peace for Ellis County. He previously worked as a prosecutor for the Ellis County and District Attorney's Office. Before that, he maintained a private law practice for 28 years. 

Dan is currently the justice of the peace for Ellis County Precinct 3. He has served in this role since 2015. He was appointed to fill an unexpired term in 2017.

Dan Cox (Ellis Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, Texas, candidate ...

Dan has served as the justice of the peace for Ellis County Precinct 3 since 2015. 

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

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Dan is a justice of the peace for Ellis County, where he has served since 2015. He has a background in law enforcement and has worked in various capacities within the judicial system.

Dan is currently the justice of the peace for Ellis County Precinct 3. He has served in this role since 2015.

Established and maintained a law practice for 28 years after graduating from St. Mary’s School of Law in San Antonio, Texas.

- 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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