Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Travis County)

Tanisa Jeffers is Justice of the Peace for Precinct 5 in Travis County; the county court page says she was sworn in on December 18, 2024². The page says she has been a licensed Texas attorney since 2000, practiced family and criminal law, and served as a substitute associate judge and night court magistration judge for the Austin Municipal Court². She is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat¹.

• Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Travis County, sworn in December 18, 2024²
• Licensed Texas attorney since 2000; practiced family and criminal law in Travis County and nearby counties; appointed Travis County Drug Court defense attorney 2014 to 2018²
• Appointed by the Austin City Council as a Substitute Associate Judge for the Austin Municipal Court in March 2018, later serving as full-time Night Court Magistration Judge²
• Earlier worked in the Texas Office of the Attorney General's Crime Victims' Compensation Program; University of Texas undergraduate degrees (1992) and law degree²
• Per the county court page, she was sworn in as Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 on December 18, 2024, and was elected to the office in November 2024².