Who is running for Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 (Montgomery County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4, Texas) in 2026?

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Montgomery County)

Jason Dunn has been Justice of the Peace for Montgomery County Precinct 4 since January 1, 2019, after working as a Houston Police investigator and serving on the Splendora ISD school board²³. The State Commission on Judicial Conduct publicly admonished him and ordered additional education in an order issued in June 2025⁴⁵. He is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this seat¹.

• Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Montgomery County), since January 1, 2019²³
• Former Houston Police investigator²; served as a trustee on the Splendora ISD school board²³
• Took over the Precinct 4 office on January 1, 2019, succeeding James Metts, who had served 16 years³.
• Public discipline: The Commission's official order (CJC No. 24-0434) names the Honorable Jason Dunn, Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, New Caney, Montgomery County, Texas, and the sanctions list dates it June 16, 2025. The order publicly admonishes him and orders additional education (two hours of instruction with a mentor, in social media and the judiciary). The order states the reasons as: advertising local businesses on his personal and judicial Facebook pages, endorsing businesses and people on those pages, accepting gifts from local businesses and organizations, soliciting funds for local causes on those pages, and sharing a post endorsing a presidential candidate on his personal page, in violation of Canons 2B, 4A(1), 4C(2), 4D(4) and 5(2) of the Texas Code of Judicial Conduct⁴⁵. Searched the public sanctions pages for fiscal years 2002 through 2026 (every year the site lists) on 2026-10-01, by surname; this is the only entry found for him. Private sanctions are not published by name, and the suspension and resignation lists were not searched.