Tarrant CountyProbate CourtNo. 1
Republican
A probate judge handles what happens after someone dies: wills, estates, and guardians for adults and children who can't make their own decisions. Patricia Burns is the Republican judge of Probate Court No. 1, appointed in 2025.
Burns was previously an associate judge in Probate Court No. 2, practiced at the firm Decker Jones, and later started her own firm handling business, tax, and probate cases. She ran for this same judgeship in 2018 without success. She is unopposed this year.
Burns’s take on Texas values
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