Connie M. Hickman

Professional career

• Served eight full terms (over three decades) as justice of the peace for Precinct 4, retiring in June 2022
• Hickman first took office in 1991 as justice of the peace for Navarro County, after serving eight years as a court clerk to former JP Badie Stewart.
• Retired Texas justice of the peace and one of the most decorated and long‐serving elected officials in Navarro County, Texas

Education

Additional information

• The case, filed under 42 U.S.C.. 1983, was referred to a U.S. magistrate judge for pretrial management
• The only justice of the peace for several years before the county was divided into four precincts.
• Hickman’s career is marked by over 40 years of public service, a focus on community improvement, and leadership in Texas judicial associations.
• Hickman is the longest‐tenured elected official in Navarro County and one of the highest‐decorated justices of the peace in Texas.
• Awards: Judge of the Year, T.A. Vines Award, Lifetime Achievement Award
• Judge of the Year (JPCA)