Tim O’Hare was elected Tarrant County Judge on November 8, 2022.

The 33rd County Judge since Tarrant County was founded in 1849, Tim O’Hare is a fifth-generation Texan and lifelong resident of the Metroplex. After graduating from The University of Texas at Austin in 1991 with a BBA in Finance, he went on to earn his law degree from SMU School of Law in 1995.

Prior to taking the Oath of Office on January 1, 2023, Judge O’Hare spent twenty-five years managing a successful law firm and real estate investment company. He served as a City Councilman in his hometown of Farmers Branch for three years, before serving as Mayor from 2008-2011. During his two terms in office, he spearheaded reductions in local government spending, reduced crime, and significantly lowered the city’s unfunded pension liability.

Judge O’Hare was elected Tarrant County Judge on November 8, 2022. During his first two years as Tarrant County’s Chief Political Executive, he led the third-largest county in Texas with bold, conservative spending reforms. A few of the many improvements made for Tarrant County citizens include instituting the maximum homestead exemption allowed by the state for the first time in Tarrant County, reducing the County’s Operating Budget by more than 58 million dollars, and increasing funding for Law Enforcement. He has led the effort to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse and championed the largest tax cuts in Tarrant County’s history.

Judge O’Hare and his wife Christen live in Southlake with their four daughters, where he coaches recreational youth sports. They are active members of First Baptist Grapevine, where they volunteer in the Children’s Ministry and Judge O’Hare serves as a Deacon. Judge O’Hare loves sports and traveling, having visited all 50 states before turning 35.

Judge O’Hare works every day to make Tarrant County, Texas the best place to live, work and raise a family in America.