MS. COMMUNITY: DIANNE GIBSON'S ENDURING IMPACT ON ...

Dianne is the Community Courts Division Section Head. She works at the City of Dallas City Attorney’s Office, where she oversees five Community Courts across the city. She previously worked in Dallas County social services for over 25 years, helping provide housing and social support programs to the public.

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Dianne Gibson

Dianne is the Community Courts Division Section Head at the City of Dallas City Attorney’s Office. She previously worked in Dallas County social services for over 25 years.

Dianne lost a race for Dallas City Council, District 8, in 2015.

As a city attorney, oversees five community courts in Dallas.

Established five Community Courts to "help residents with citations, evictions, and other civil matters."

- As a city attorney, oversees five community courts in Dallas.
- Established five Community Courts to "help residents with citations, evictions, and other civil matters."

Legal Experience

As a judge, developed a system that offers "real solutions and second chances, providing crucial resources and support to help people resolve their issues with dignity."

Developed a system that offers "real solutions and second chances, providing crucial resources and support to help people resolve their issues with dignity."

- Developed a system that offers "real solutions and second chances, providing crucial resources and support to help people resolve their issues with dignity."

Judicial Administration

Supports restorative justice, which focuses on repairing harm and rebuilding relationships rather than punishment alone.

Prioritizes making Dallas County a place where "justice is accessible and fair for all."

- Supports restorative justice, which focuses on repairing harm and rebuilding relationships rather than punishment alone.
- Prioritizes making Dallas County a place where "justice is accessible and fair for all."

Judicial Philosophy

As of April 1, 2026, Dianne Gibson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ethics & Conduct

Hosts a radio show called "Community" on Dallas’s K104 each week.

- Hosts a radio show called "Community" on Dallas’s K104 each week.

Community Involvement

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Judge Thomas G. Jones is a widower and the proud father of a daughter. He is an active member of St. Luke Community United Methodist Church.

Judge Jones, JP 1-1

Thomas G. Jones earned an undergraduate degree from Dallas Baptist University and a master's degree in urban studies from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is a father and an active member of St. Luke Community United Methodist Church.

Thomas is a judge for Precinct 1-1 of the Dallas County Justice of the Peace in Texas. He has been in this role since 1991. Before taking the bench, he worked for ten years with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. He also served the Wilmer-Hutchins School District. 

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Thomas previously worked for ten years with the United States Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. He also served the Wilmer-Hutchins School District. 

Thomas is currently a judge for Precinct 1, Place 1 of the Dallas County Justice of the Peace. He was first elected in 1991. He previously served on the Dallas Independent School District Board of Education from 1987 to 1992.

Thomas G. Jones  is currently a judge for Precinct 1, Place 1 of the Dallas County Justice of the Peace. He was first elected in 1991. He previously served on the Dallas Independent School District Board of Education from 1987 to 1992.

Presides over the busiest Justice of the Peace court in Texas, processing more than 50,000 cases in 2024 alone.

As a Civil Rights Investigator, he spent a decade evaluating and ensuring compliance with federal civil rights laws within the U.S. Department of Education.

- Presides over the busiest Justice of the Peace court in Texas, processing more than 50,000 cases in 2024 alone.
- As a Civil Rights Investigator, he spent a decade evaluating and ensuring compliance with federal civil rights laws within the U.S. Department of Education.

As of April 1, 2026, Thomas G. Jones’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Seeks to balance the law with fairness.

PUBLIC ADMONITION

Issued a Public Admonition by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct of Texas for "persistent conduct that was clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of his duties" and for casting "public discredit upon the judiciary or administration of justice."

- Issued a Public Admonition by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct of Texas for "persistent conduct that was clearly inconsistent with the proper performance of his duties" and for casting "public discredit upon the judiciary or administration of justice."

Served on multiple city and county boards, including the Adult/Child Learning Center.

- Served on multiple city and county boards, including the Adult/Child Learning Center.

Thomas G. Jones

- 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.


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