ROCKWALL, TX – October 11, 2021 — Former Game Warden Captain and longtime Rockwall resident Tony Norton announces his bid for Rockwall County Justice of the Peace Precinct One.

Former Game Warden and long-time Rockwall resident announces bid for Rockwall County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1

Tony Norton is a longtime Rockwall resident.

Former Game Warden and longtime Rockwall resident announces ...

Norton is seeking to bring his 32 years of Criminal Justice experience and leadership to Rockwall County. Currently, he serves as a Deputy Constable in Collin County working directly with their multitude of courts. He has extensive experience in fatality investigations and understands the importance of working with families during difficult times.

Tony Norton currently works as a deputy constable in Collin County. He previously served as a game warden captain.

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Serves as a deputy constable in Collin County, working directly with the county's courts.

- Serves as a deputy constable in Collin County, working directly with the county's courts.

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ROCKWALL, TX – October 11, 2021 — Former Game Warden Captain and longtime Rockwall resident Tony Norton announces his bid for Rockwall County Justice of the Peace Precinct One. Norton is seeking to bring his 32 years of Criminal Justice experience and leadership to Rockwall County. Currently, he serves as a Deputy Constable in Collin County working directly with their multitude of courts. He has extensive experience in fatality investigations and understands the importance of working with families during difficult times. He will give the “People’s Court” a Judge that handles all duties of the Court and delivers leadership that will provide fair, efficient justice. “My goal is to continue the excellent reputation Precinct One has and improve upon it with new court innovations,” Norton stated.

Plans to improve Precinct 1's court through innovations.

- Plans to improve Precinct 1's court through innovations.

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

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

Tony Norton is from Rockwall, Texas. He has 32 years of experience in criminal justice. 

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Tony previously served as a Rockwall County Justice of the Peace.

Has 32 years of criminal justice experience and works as a deputy constable in Collin County.

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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.