Tanisa Jeffers

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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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Tanisa Jeffers is from Dallas, Texas. She has a bachelor 27s degree in journalism and a bachelor 27s degree in history from the University of Texas at Austin. She also has a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She has lived in Austin for over 30 years and is a mother of three young adults.

Precinct 5

Associates - Tanisa L. Jeffers — Bernard & Associates

Tanisa is an attorney. She has experience in family and criminal law, including serving as a defense attorney for over 20 years. She also served as a drug court defense attorney and an associate judge at the Austin Municipal Court. 

Tanisa is currently a justice of the peace for Travis County, Precinct 5. She was elected in 2024 and is currently serving her first term.

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As a defense attorney with experience in family and criminal law, a former Drug Court Defense Attorney, and an Associate Judge at the Austin Municipal Court, Jeffers is prepared to serve as Justice of the Peace in Precinct 5.

For Candidate Tanisa Jeffers on Issue judicial-administration: Advocates for modernizing JP Courts by implementing technology to increase participation in court proceedings and moving towards a more electronic, paperless system to ease the burden of paperwork on individuals.

For Candidate Tanisa Jeffers on Issue judicial-administration:  
Supports continuing virtual court attendance to reduce default judgments in eviction and civil cases.

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

Aims to collaborate with social service agencies to provide creative solutions in the eviction process.

Advocates for gun violence prevention and community education on gun ownership rights, requiring gun education classes for young people involved in misdemeanor gun cases.

As a justice of the Peace, seeks to rehabilitate offenders suffering from substance abuse and mental health issues, advocating for diversions and connecting them with appropriate resources to reduce recidivism in the criminal justice system.