Margaret O'Brien
Democratic · TX · Justice of the Peace, Dallas County Precinct 2, Place 1
Margaret O'Brien was elected a Dallas County justice of the peace in 2018. She is a licensed real estate broker who teaches other Texas justices of the peace, and says she wants to make her busy court faster as it moves to electronic filing.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Confirmed her chief clerk still worked in her court after prosecutors dropped a forgery charge against the clerk over that eviction notice. Prosecutors said on 2025-03-18 they could not prove the charge. The clerk's lawyer said forensic tests found the notice was not forged.
March 27, 2025
Source: dallasnews.com
Publicly defended her chief clerk after a tenant's lawyer said a hearing notice in a Mesquite eviction case in her court was faked. She said the claims had no merit. She also said clerks who testified about it in a lawsuit broke county policy by not reporting to her first.
September 22, 2022
Source: dallasnews.com
Past race Margaret O'Brien ran in:
- Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2, Place 1 · November 3, 2026 · Dallas County, Texas · incumbent