Pam has a bachelor's degree in paralegal studies from Texas Wesleyan University. She has lived in Ellis County for 15 years.

Pam Hampton was recruited to North Texas in 1999 and served 21 years as a sworn police officer, retiring honorably as a sergeant. She earned a B.S. in Paralegal Studies from Texas Wesleyan University and worked in the Dallas County Justice of the Peace Court under Judge Cleophus Steele, handling accident reports, preliminary homicide investigations, and conflict resolution.

Meet Pam

Pam taught Civil Procedure to police academy recruits for five years and served as Secretary of the Training Advisory Board. She is a United States Army Veteran and continues serving as a police reserve officer, bringing discipline, accountability, and public service to her work.

Pam Hampton is a retired police sergeant. She previously worked in the Dallas County Justice of the Peace Court under Judge Cleophus Steele, taught Civil Procedure to police academy recruits, and served as secretary of the Training Advisory Board.

Pam is a retired police sergeant. She previously worked in the Dallas County Justice of the Peace Court under Judge Cleophus Steele, taught Civil Procedure to police academy recruits, and served as secretary of the Training Advisory Board.

Pam Hampton (Ellis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4, Texas, candidate 2026)

Pam Hampton is running for election for the Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 in Ellis County, Texas. She is a candidate in the 2026 election.

Pam Hampton (Ellis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4, Texas, candidate 2026)

Pam is a candidate for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 in Ellis County in the 2026 election.

Pam Hampton (Ellis County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4, Texas ...

Pam Hampton is a candidate for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 in Ellis County in the 2026 election. This is Pam's first time running for public office.

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Worked in the Dallas County Justice of the Peace Court, handling accident reports, preliminary homicide investigations, and conflict resolution.

Taught civil procedure to police academy recruits for five years.

- Worked in the Dallas County Justice of the Peace Court, handling accident reports, preliminary homicide investigations, and conflict resolution.
- Taught civil procedure to police academy recruits for five years.

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Ellis Proud and Strong

A resident of Ellis County for nearly 15 years, Pam is running for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 to address a two-year small claims backlog and lack of accessibility in the office. Her plan focuses on clearing cases and improving access, without raising taxes or increasing public spending.

Plans to clear small claims cases and improve access to the court without raising taxes or increasing public spending.

Plans to clear a 2-year backlog of small claims cases and improve access to the court without raising taxes or increasing public spending.

- Plans to clear a 2-year backlog of small claims cases and improve access to the court without raising taxes or increasing public spending.

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As of August 4, 2026, Pam Hampton’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Pam Hampton

Pam Hampton has a bachelor's degree in paralegal studies from Texas Wesleyan University. She has lived in Ellis County for 15 years.

Pam is a candidate for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 in Ellis County in the 2026 election. This is Pam's first time running for public office.

- Plans to clear small claims cases and improve access to the court without raising taxes or increasing public spending.

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- Justices of the Peace oversee Justice Courts, trial courts for civil cases up to $20,000, and misdemeanor cases punishable only by fine. They also perform marriages, issue warrants, conduct preliminary hearings, and serve as notaries.
- Texas has 835 Justice Courts, each presided over by a single judge. Every county has between one and eight precincts based on the county's population, each with its own Justice Court.
- Justices of the Peace are elected through partisan, precinct-wide election to four-year terms. 
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, have been a Texas resident for at least 12 consecutive months, a district resident for at least six consecutive months, and registered to vote in that precinct.
- The annual salary for Justices of the Peace ranges from $19,207 to $151,805 and is by the county's Commissioners Court.


Presides over civil cases and fine-only misdemeanor cases.