Michelle Butler is a Carrollton mom, community advocate, and proud naturalized Zimbabwean-American citizen who has called Precinct 6 home for nearly two decades.
She has lived, worked, and built her family right here, raising two LISD students, her youngest at Hebron Valley Elementary and her oldest, a Hebron Hawk at Hebron High School. You can often find Michelle volunteering at band events or running the concession stand on Friday nights. Like so many Carrollton families, Michelle’s story is rooted in this community. She got her marriage license, filed her daughters’ birth certificates, and applied for her first passport at the Sandy Jacobs Government Center, the same building where the JP6 court sits today.
For Michelle, Carrollton and Denton County are more than just locations on a map; they are the community that shaped how she raised her family and their systems; she's had to navigate while building a life.
As a former DREAMer and new mom, Michelle learned how confusing and intimidating these systems can feel. She understood that cases going through local courts are the ones that make the most impact on everyday working families and that one day in a Justice of the Peace Court could change the entire course of your life. This experience ignited her passion for combating injustice. And that’s exactly what she did.
That is why she is running for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct 6, committed to establishing a court that is transparent, impartial, and deeply connected to the community it serves.
With an activist’s heart, advocate’s experience, and an empowered voter, Michelle knows that now more than ever is the time to hold the line on Democracy and Justice. She believes local courts are the front line where justice truly touches people’s lives - where a single decision can shape someone’s stability, livelihood, or dignity.
