On November 7, 2016 Judge Nancy Pomykal, precinct 5 Justice of the Peace was sworn in as Seadrift Associate Municipal Judge. Mrs. Pomykal accepted the appointment as Seadrift Associate Municipal Judge to have the authority to exchange benches with Judge Wesley Hunt in situations where he must recuse himself from a municipal case for any reason.

In the State of Texas, a Justice of the Peace may exchange benches with another JP, but cannot exchange benches with a municipal judge unless the JP is a municipal judge or an associate municipal judge.

Judge Pomykal has been serving Precinct 5, Calhoun County as JP for 25 years. While serving Precinct 5, she was appointed by commissioner’s court and completed an unexpired term of Precinct 4, Judge James Dworaczyk who passed away while in office.

Judge Wesley Hunt was elected precinct 4 Justice of the Peace in November of 2014 and was sworn into office on January 1, 2015. He was appointed Seadrift Municipal Judge when the office was vacated by Judge Janet Rosenboom who relocated to Fort Worth in the fall of 2015.

“ We don’t for see having to exchange benches very often, but it is required by law, if a Judge has any personal reason he or she cannot preside over a particular case, they must step down and let another Judge sit in for them. This procedure was adopted in the early years of forming the Texas Judicial system in order for us to remain fair, impartial and to avoid any appearance of impropriety. I am honored by the confidence Judge Hunt and the city of Seadrift have shown by appointing me.” Judge Pomykal said.