Etta Jeanette Mullin
Democratic · TX
Etta Jeanette Mullin is a Duncanville defense attorney and former Dallas County criminal court judge who served on County Criminal Court No. 5 (2011-2014) and County Criminal Court No. 10. She earned her law degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.
Track record
Track record — Impartiality
Impartiality · 2 unfavorable
Received a public reprimand from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct on 2022-03-04 for conduct as judge of Dallas County Criminal Court No. 10. The commission found she intentionally delayed hearings, repeatedly postponed cases without good cause, and ignored lawyers' requests to schedule or resolve cases. One defendant remained in jail for additional days.
March 4, 2022Unfavorable on Impartiality
Source: scjc.texas.gov
Received a public reprimand from a special court of review on 2015-10-21 for conduct as judge of Dallas County Criminal Court No. 5. The court found she mistreated lawyers and defendants, improperly interfered in efforts to remove her from cases, and required some defendants to pay fines or costs before accepting their plea agreements. This replaced an earlier commission admonition.
October 21, 2015Unfavorable on Impartiality
Source: scjc.texas.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 3 unfavorable
Received a public reprimand from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct on 2022-03-04 for conduct as judge of Dallas County Criminal Court No. 10. The commission found she intentionally delayed hearings, repeatedly postponed cases without good cause, and ignored lawyers' requests to schedule or resolve cases. One defendant remained in jail for additional days.
March 4, 2022Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: scjc.texas.gov
Received a public reprimand from a special court of review on 2015-10-21 for conduct as judge of Dallas County Criminal Court No. 5. The court found she mistreated lawyers and defendants, improperly interfered in efforts to remove her from cases, and required some defendants to pay fines or costs before accepting their plea agreements. This replaced an earlier commission admonition.
October 21, 2015Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: scjc.texas.gov
Received an overall performance rating of needs improvement from 89% of respondents in a 2013 Dallas Criminal Bar Association poll, according to an April 15, 2014 news report. The report did not state how many lawyers responded.
April 15, 2014Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: dallasobserver.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 2 records
Received a public reprimand from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct on 2022-03-04 for conduct as judge of Dallas County Criminal Court No. 10. The commission found she intentionally delayed hearings, repeatedly postponed cases without good cause, and ignored lawyers' requests to schedule or resolve cases. One defendant remained in jail for additional days.
March 4, 2022
Source: scjc.texas.gov
Received a public reprimand from a special court of review on 2015-10-21 for conduct as judge of Dallas County Criminal Court No. 5. The court found she mistreated lawyers and defendants, improperly interfered in efforts to remove her from cases, and required some defendants to pay fines or costs before accepting their plea agreements. This replaced an earlier commission admonition.
October 21, 2015
Source: scjc.texas.gov
Past race Etta Jeanette Mullin ran in:
- District Judge, 195th Judicial District · November 3, 2026 · Dallas County, Texas