Who is running for Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 (Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, Texas) in 2026?

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Denton County)

James Kerbow is the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 3 and is seeking a third term¹². Before becoming a judge he worked in property management for a multifamily real estate investment trust². He reports more than 200 hours of justice court education from the Texas Justice Court Training Center².

• Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Denton County; took office in 2019¹
• Reports more than 200 hours of JP education from the Texas Justice Court Training Center, four years chairing the education committee for Texas justices of the peace, and teaching eviction law (his own statement)²
• Previously worked in property management for a multifamily REIT²
• Says he made his court paperless and added Zoom access for working citizens (his own statement)¹
• Took office in 2019 after beating Republican primary candidate William Lawrence and then Democrat Marianne Poer Vander Stoep in the general election, ran unopposed for a second term, and won the March 2026 Republican primary with more than 76 percent over Daniel Caldwell¹.

Private citizen

Trista Willeford is the Democratic candidate for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3¹. Her campaign fundraising page describes her as a longtime community member committed to fairness, dignity and respect in the justice system².

• Describes herself as a longtime community member²
• Listed as the Democratic candidate for Precinct 3 on the Texas Secretary of State certification¹.