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JUSTICE STARTS HERE.
After more than two decades in Carrollton, Michelle Butler knows the cases in our local Justice of the Peace courts shape real lives: renters, students, working families.
Michelle knows justice
starts at home.
A veteran organizer and advocate, Michelle is running for Denton County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6, because as higher courts grow more distant, the fight for fairness belongs close to home. Clear rules, respectful treatment, timely resolutions - that’s the standard she’ll set.​
Justice starts here.
Life’s hardest moment often start when we:
Traffic tickets can spiral.
One traffic fine can lead to warrants, jail time missed work - changing the course of your life. What happens next shouldn’t depend on who you are or what you earn.
What Justice Means
To Michelle, justice is not abstract - it’s instructions written in plain English, hearing rooms that run on time, and paths that don’t punish people for being busy, broke, or new to the process.
JP court should be easy to navigate, strong on rights, and practical about solutions. When the court works, families stay housed, kids remain in school, small businesses resolve disputes, and the community gains trust in its institutions.
​What is a Justice of the Peace?
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Hears traffic, small-claims, evictions, and truancy cases
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Performs marriages
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Signs off on warrants and bonds
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Encourages mediation and payment alternatives when appropriate
JUSTICE STARTS HERE.
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