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Amy M Tarno

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Amy is the Justice of the Peace for Precinct 2 in Kaufman County. She has served in the Kaufman County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 office since January 14, 2022. She previously worked for nearly 20 years as a civil paralegal at law firms.

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Believes her experience as a civil paralegal equipped her for her current role.

Legal Experience

Believes the most significant challenge for Kaufman County Justice of the Peace courts is "the unprecedented population growth over the last several years."

Judicial Administration

As of January 22, 2026, Amy M Tarno’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Judicial Philosophy

Said, "I would say the most important quality is integrity. Integrity is the cornerstone of our judicial system."

Ethics & Conduct

Community Involvement

- 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.