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2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas Primary Election

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Louise Goodwater

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Louise is the incumbent Justice of the Peace for Fannin County Precinct 1 in Texas. She works in the Fannin County Justice of the Peace office, where she handles minor legal matters and small claims.

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Fannin County, Texas

As a sole practitioner, Goodwater handled minor legal matters and small claims.

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As of January 22, 2026, Louise Goodwater’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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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.