John F Warren

Hon. John F. Warren graduated from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1984 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and was elected as County Clerk for Dallas County January 2007. From 1993 to 1997 he served as a court manager and administrator in the county courts at law. From 1998 through 2006 he served as a court administrator and systems administrator for the Dallas County Civil District Courts. 

His primary focus for the County Clerk’s office has been to implement technology to create efficiencies that save taxpayer dollars and to improve customer service while making the office accessible 24 hours a day in a virtual environment. 

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Mr. Warren has executed programs to protect citizens from identity theft and property fraud, a paperless court system for the civil probate and county criminal courts, a new document management system that allows the public to access court records easily, a state-of-the-art recording system for land and vital records, and has digitized all real estate records available online from 1846 to current, as well as commissioner’s court records.

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He serves on the Judicial Committee on Information Technology, (JCIT),  and Advisory Committee, for the Texas Supreme Court. The Finance Committee and IT Standing Subcommittee for the National Association of Counties (NACo).  He is a member of the Texas Association of Counties Leadership Foundation, Property Records Industry Association (PRIA), Property Records Education Partners (PREP), the National Association of Counties and the Chair, Board of Directors for the Dallas Central Appraisal District. 

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He also serves as executive sponsor for several Dallas County projects, countywide digitalization, digital forms library, case management system implementation.

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He is also a past chair of the Texas Association for Court Administration and was an active member of the Texas Association for Court Administration as both Chair and Board of Directors.