Jack Pigg

Professional career

• His work covers local justice matters, and he has been in the role since 2020, with interim replacements arranged during his medical leave
• Pigg’s appointment came after Kevin Benton, who had been serving as JP2 since 2018, was named county judge following Judge Rick Lewis’s retirement.
• Retired law enforcement officer with many years of service, and his appointment was confirmed in June 2020 when he took the oath of office for JP2
• This shows that Pigg’s role is critical to the county’s justice process, and interim arrangements are made when necessary
• Retired law enforcement professional serving as Montague County’s Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace, appointed to fill the unexpired term of Kevin Benton
• Retired law enforcement officer and Justice of the Peace serving in Precinct 2 of Montague County, Texas, appointed to fill the unexpired term of Kevin Benton

Education

Additional information

• In October 2023, during Pigg’s medical leave after surgery, retired Clay County JP John Swenson was temporarily appointed as JP2.
• Benton’s move left the JP2 seat vacant, and commissioners appointed District Court Bailiff Jack Pigg to fill the position.
• Currently Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Montague County, TX, a role that handles local civil and criminal matters at the county level.
• Assigned to JP Precinct 2, Place 1, with appeals from his courtroom going to the Texas Second Court of Appeals.