Fox continues serving as justice of peace for the precinct while awaiting the hearing.

“At the end of the day, there’s going to be facts that will be presented and a judge will have an opportunity to evaluate those facts and make a final decision,” Fox said.

“The whole point of the resign to run statute is that if you’re going to run for another office, you should be devoting your attention to that, but you can’t do that and take care of your current job at the same time,” Hill said.

Commissioners have appointed Tim Overbey to take over the position.

Fox continues serving as justice of peace for the precinct while awaiting the hearing.

Grayson County Precinct 4 JP Christina Fox awaits hearing on resign-to-run law

Tim Overbey was appointed to fill the Justice of the Peace position for Grayson County Precinct 4.

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Appointed as Grayson County Precinct 4 justice of the peace, overseeing minor criminal offenses and low-value civil suits.

As Grayson County Precinct 4 justice of the peace, he oversees minor criminal offenses and low-value civil suits.

- As Grayson County Precinct 4 justice of the peace, he oversees minor criminal offenses and low-value civil suits.

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As of July 22, 2026, Tim Overbey did not have a website or any information online.

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Tim Overbey

As of July 22, 2026, Tim Overbey’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Tim is currently a justice of the peace for Grayson County, Precinct 4. He was appointed to the position in December 2025.

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Tim Overbey is currently the Justice of the Peace for Grayson County Precinct 4. He was appointed in 2025 and is serving his first term.

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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.