Ralph Swearingin

• Admitted to Practice: State Bar of Texas (1994)

• College of the State Bar of Texas (2007-Present)


• Admitted to Practice: State Bar of Texas (1994)

• College of the State Bar of Texas (2007-Present)


• Judge, Tarrant County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (2007-Present)

• 30+ years of diverse law enforcement experience including 19 years at the Command Level; Retired Fort Worth Police Department, 2006

• Advanced Credentialed Mediator: Texas Mediator Credentialing Association

• Member of Tarrant County Bar Association

• Recipient: 2010 Texas Wesleyan School of Law Outstanding Alumni Award

• Past President: Texas Wesleyan School of Law Alumni Board

• Recipient: Texas Association of Counties – Best Practices Award for courtroom innovationAuthor/speaker: Justice of the Peace and Constables Association and Texas Justice Court Judges Association

• Member of the College of Justice Court Judges of Texas (2009-present)

• Appointed by the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court to the “Task Force for Rules in Small Claims Cases and Justice Court Proceedings”.  (2011-2012)

• Recognized by the Texas Justice Court Judges Association as the Justice Court Judge of the Year for 2015