Brandon Birmingham
Democratic · TX · Judge, 292nd District Court, Dallas County, Texas
Brandon Birmingham has been a felony criminal court judge in Dallas County since 2015, after 12 years as a Dallas County prosecutor, including in the cold case unit. He co-created a second-chance court for young offenders and leads a court for domestic violence cases.
Where Brandon Birmingham stands, based on their records
Supports
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Oversaw AIM, a Dallas County court program for 18- to 24-year-olds facing nonviolent felony charges. Participants must work, do community service, meet probation officers and take random drug tests; those who succeed can have their felony records erased.
June 6, 2016Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: fox4news.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Co-wrote a published study with Southern Methodist University data science researchers on whether jurors' demographics and home location were linked to their removal for bias in Dallas County felony trials.
September 22, 2022
Source: scholar.smu.edu
An outside study of his AIM court for young adults found participants were 74% less likely to be re-arrested within two years than similar people on probation. The study credits his help with the review.
December 16, 2021
Source: mmhpi.org
Held about 150 bail review hearings for people jailed 48 hours, giving them a lawyer and a chance to see the judge. He lowered bond in some cases and kept it in others.
August 2, 2019
Source: fox4news.com
Won election as judge of the 292nd District Court in Dallas County, beating Republican Janet Cook with 206,193 votes (53.48%) to 179,369 (46.52%).
November 4, 2014
Source: elections.sos.state.tx.us
Prosecuted Clarence Bailey for the 1992 home-invasion killing of 79-year-old Elma Mae Adkins in Garland, an old case in which police had accidentally destroyed the crime-scene evidence.
March 29, 2011
Source: cbsnews.com
As a Dallas County prosecutor, dropped a misdemeanor false-report charge against a fired Dallas police officer. On a taped call he said a member of the new district attorney's transition team had suggested dismissal; the office denied politics played a role.
February 15, 2007
Source: dallasobserver.com
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
As a Dallas County prosecutor, helped win a death sentence against Franklin Davis for killing 16-year-old Shania Gray, who had accused him of rape and planned to testify against him.
November 16, 2013Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: dallasnews.com
Past race Brandon Birmingham ran in:
- District Judge, 292nd Judicial District · November 3, 2026 · Dallas County, Texas · incumbent