Judge, Ellis County Court at Law No. 1

Jim Chapman (Republican) is the judge of Ellis County Court at Law No. 1². The county's judge biography lists him as a judge of the Ellis County Court at Law from 2011 to the present, after practicing law at Chapman & Chapman LLP from 1991 to 2010³. He is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat¹.

• Judge, Ellis County Court at Law, 2011 to present, per the county's judge biography³
• Chapman & Chapman LLP, 1991 to 2010; practice focused on probate, real estate, business and municipal law³
• B.B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1988; J.D., SMU Dedman School of Law, 1991; M.B.A., Yale School of Management, 2001³
• Has chaired or led civic groups including the Waxahachie Community Development Corporation, Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club of Waxahachie³
• The county biography lists service as judge from 2011 to the present³; the county's elected officials list shows the court's next election in 2026⁴. No further detail on how he took office was found in an official source.