Justice of the Peace Precinct 4
Honorable Judge
James Westley
After
growing up in Anderson County and graduating from Palestine High
School, Judge Westley enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves and was
trained as a Combat Engineer. In 1980, he transferred to the Texas
National Guard, Armored Division and was Honorably Discharged in
1981. In 1982, Judge Westley enlisted in the Texas Army National
Guard, Armored Cavalry where he remained until being honorably
discharged in 1987. During this time Judge Westley was employed with
the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from 1985 until 1998 when
he was elected to his present position as Justice of the Peace,
Precinct 4. While working for the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice, Judge Westley attended and graduated from the East Texas
Police Academy in 1994, and Trinity Valley Community College in
1995. From 1995 through 1997, Judge Westley was elected and served
on as Palestine City Councilmen, District 4. Judge Westley has been
attending the University of Texas at Tyler since 1995 and was
elected to his current position as Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4
in 1998. If you have questions for Judge Westley, want to provide
input about this web page or the County Website in general please
email me at jwestley@co.anderson.tx.us
Mission:
To serve the public and execute the duties of my office with
integrity, fairness, and compassion within the boundaries of the
law, and to ensure that justice is done in all matters brought
before the court.
