Judge, Probate Court No. 1 (Tarrant County)

Patricia Burns is the judge of Probate Court No. 1 in Tarrant County, according to the county's court page⁴. The Commissioners Court appointed her statutory probate judge, effective March 22, 2025⁵. She is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat¹.

• Judge, Probate Court No. 1, Tarrant County, effective March 22, 2025, by appointment of the Commissioners Court⁵
• State Bar profile lists her as a full-time judge of Probate Court No. 1 of Tarrant County; licensed in Texas November 1, 2000⁶
• In her own account: associate judge, Tarrant County Probate Court No. 2 (2024); attorney for 25 years with a focus on probate, estates, guardianship and mental health⁷
• In her own account: undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law⁷
• In her own account: past president of the Fort Worth Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association and past board member of the Tarrant County Bar Association and the Texas Guardianship Association⁷
• Appointed by the Tarrant County Commissioners Court on March 11, 2025 (Court Order 144905), after the seat was vacated. She accepted on March 21, 2025 and took the seat on March 22, 2025, per Court Order 144922.⁵