For nearly 20 years, Vanessa Woodlee said she and her husband, Matthew, have built their life together raising four daughters and one son in Hunt County.

Vanessa Woodlee announces run for Hunt County justice of the peace

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Vanessa Woodlee is originally from Poolville. She lives with her husband, Matthew, and five kids in Caddo Mills.

Vanessa currently works as a police officer for the Caddo Mills Independent School District and a realtor and property manager for Country 'N' City Realty. She previously worked as a patrolman for the Garland Police Department, a school officer for the Boles Independent School District, a deputy for the Hunt County Sheriff's Office, and a police officer for the Greenville Independent School District.

Vanessa Woodlee is running for election for Hunt County justice of the peace, Precinct 1, Place 2.

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Vanessa's campaign for Hunt County Justice of the Peace representing Precinct 1 is her first run for public office.

As a realtor and property manager, has experience working through real estate legal matters like landlord-tenant issues, evictions, and property disputes.

- As a realtor and property manager, has experience working through real estate legal matters like landlord-tenant issues, evictions, and property disputes.

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As of January 22, 2026, Vanessa Woodlee did not have a website or any information online.

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As a resident of Hunt County for nearly 20 years, has raised a family and is committed to the community.

Vanessa currently works as a police officer for the Caddo Mills Independent School District and a realtor and property manager for Country 'N' City Realty. She previously worked as a patrolman for the Garland Police Department, a school resource officer for the Boles Independent School District, a deputy for the Hunt County Sheriff's Office, and a police officer for the Greenville Independent School District.

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

- 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.
