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

Attendance officer, Arlington ISD

Rodney Lee is a retired Tarrant County juvenile probation officer and Navy Reserve veteran who currently works as an attendance officer with Arlington ISD¹. He is the Democratic nominee for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, challenging incumbent Christopher Gregory²¹.

• Retired Tarrant County juvenile probation officer; Navy Reserve veteran; attendance officer with Arlington ISD¹
• Not a sitting judge. He is the Democratic nominee on the November 3, 2026 ballot, challenging incumbent Christopher Gregory²¹.
• Bar poll: Tarrant County Bar Association 2026 Judicial Candidate Poll (Jan 6 to Jan 29, 2026; 441 of 2,026 eligible attorney members voted, 21.8%). This is a non-binding poll of lawyers, not an endorsement by the Association. Results for Rodney Lee: Strongly Recommend 4.7% (6), Recommend 3.1% (4), Neutral 7.0% (9), Not Recommend 3.9% (5), Strongly Not Recommend 11.6% (15), Skipped 69.8% (90) (percent of the voters who chose that race category, with vote counts). The poll was taken before the March 3 primary⁴⁵.

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Tarrant County)

Christopher Gregory is the sitting Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4 in Tarrant County¹ and has held the seat since 2019². He previously served 14 years in the Lake Worth Police Department². He faces Democrat Rodney Lee on the November 3, 2026 ballot³.

• Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Tarrant County), since 2019²
• 14 years with the Lake Worth Police Department²
• His campaign site describes JP 4 as the fourth-largest volume court in the county and reports cases disposed and money returned to the county (the candidate's own account, not independently verified)⁴
• Has held the seat since 2019 and is running for reelection as the Republican nominee²³.
• Bar poll: Tarrant County Bar Association 2026 Judicial Candidate Poll (Jan 6 to Jan 29, 2026; 441 of 2,026 eligible attorney members voted, 21.8%). This is a non-binding poll of lawyers, not an endorsement by the Association. Results for Christopher "Chris" Gregory: Strongly Recommend 22.5% (29), Recommend 7.0% (9), Neutral 7.8% (10), Not Recommend 2.3% (3), Strongly Not Recommend 7.0% (9), Skipped 53.5% (69) (percent of the voters who chose that race category, with vote counts). The poll was taken before the March 3 primary⁶⁷.