If you get an eviction notice, a small claims dispute or a school truancy letter, a Justice of the Peace is the local judge who hears it. Mary Tom Curnutt, a Republican, is running to keep the Precinct 2 seat.
Her campaign says she took office in 2013 after leading a $20 million software sales team, and that her court handles about 20,000 cases a year. She also says it helped steer $40 million in rent and financial aid since 2019. She is a fifth-generation Arlington resident with a TCU business degree.
Judges aren't allowed to take sides on these values — it's against judicial ethics rules. The best clue to how a judge thinks is the party they run with.