Johnny Adams

- 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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Johnny is the Justice of the Peace for Kaufman County Precinct 4. He works at the Kaufman County Justice Court, Precinct 4, where he presides over civil, criminal and traffic trials. He oversees traffic citations issued by the Precinct 4 Constable’s Office, Department of Public Safety, environmental officers, Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Parks and Wildlife and Crandall Police Department. Johnny completes death certificates and performs inquests, carries out magistrate duties and ensures security for visitors to the court. He also performs marriage ceremonies and conducts litter abatement sanitation hearings.

Johnny Adams (Kaufman Justice of the Peace Precinct 4, Texas ...

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Johnny Adams is currently Justice of the Peace representing Kaufman County Precinct 4. He ran for re-election in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022 and in the general election on November 8, 2022.

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