Mary Tom Cravens Curnutt

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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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Mary Tom Cravens Curnutt is from Arlington, Texas. She has a bachelor 27s degree in business administration from Texas Christian University. She and her husband, Kelly, have three sons. Mary Tom and Kelly lead a Mission Arlington Bible study at an apartment community in East Arlington.

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Mary Tom is an attorney at Curnutt & Hafer Attorneys at Law. She and her husband, Kelly, have been business partners with Doug and Vicki Hafer for over 20 years. Mary Tom and Kelly also own and manage the building that houses their law firm. 

Mary Tom Curnutt is currently a judge for Precinct 2 of the Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts. She was first elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022.

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As a state district judge, Curnutt oversees all felony criminal cases, civil cases with damages over $5000, probate cases, and cases involving individuals under 18 who are abused or neglected.

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