Bridgett Whitmore
Democratic · TX · Judge, 193rd District Court, Dallas County
Bridgett Whitmore has been a Dallas County civil district judge since 2019 and earlier was a Dallas County prosecutor and a law firm partner; she holds degrees from Yale and Tulane Law. She stresses fairness for all and making the court more accessible to the public.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Presided over the civil trial against Dallas developer Bill Hutchinson in which a jury found him liable on two women’s sexual-assault claims and rejected a third woman’s claim. The jury awarded a combined $860,000. She dismissed the claims against Virgin Hotels during the trial.
June 25, 2026
Source: dallasnews.com
Signed an agreed order ending the attorney general’s request to question Dallas ISD officials under oath. It required the superintendent to direct staff to follow Texas school sports restrictions based on biological sex and barred advice on circumventing the law. The agreement included no admission of wrongdoing.
April 10, 2025
Source: texasattorneygeneral.gov
Had her ruling on Texas courts’ authority over Warren Chen and DynaColor partly upheld and partly reversed in the Razberi Technologies lawsuit. The Dallas appeals court upheld her authority to decide six categories of claims but dismissed a separate fraud-by-nondisclosure claim for lack of authority over the defendants.
November 8, 2022
Source: cases.justia.com
Was declared elected to another term as judge of Dallas County’s 193rd District Court in a signed Texas secretary of state declaration for unopposed candidates.
September 8, 2022
Source: tarrantcountytx.gov
Signed an emergency order changing operations of the 193rd District Court during the COVID-19 crisis. It postponed jury trials until May 8, suspended pretrial deadlines for those cases and moved hearings that did not require a court record to telephone.
March 16, 2020
Source: dallascounty.org
Won the November 2018 election for Dallas County’s 193rd District Court without an opposing candidate. The county’s published report listed 478,681 votes for her and marked its totals as unofficial.
November 6, 2018
Source: dallascounty.civicweb.net
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 2 favorable · 2 unfavorable
Had a $33.9 million default judgment and permanent injunction in Raspberry 353’s lawsuit against Polaris Electronic canceled on appeal. The appeals court also reversed the denial of Polaris’s challenge to the Texas court’s authority over it and dismissed the claims because the company lacked sufficient Texas contacts. The appeal applied 2025 rulings issued after her 2023 orders.
August 29, 2025Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: cases.justia.com
Was directed by a Dallas appeals court to cancel an order requiring the state parole board to provide discovery in a lawsuit over a hospital shooting. The appeals court found that she clearly abused her discretion by ordering discovery before deciding the board’s challenge to the court’s authority to hear the claims.
November 26, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: cases.justia.com
Entered a judgment enforcing the sale of a six-acre Richardson soccer property to Sting Soccer Foundation after a jury verdict. The Dallas appeals court upheld the judgment and attorney’s fees against Texas Soccer Foundation. The Texas Supreme Court denied further review in April 2022.
September 29, 2021Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: cases.justia.com
Represented boiler manufacturer Riley Power in an asbestos wrongful-death appeal. The Arizona appeals court upheld dismissal under New Mexico’s ten-year limit on construction-related claims. The Arizona Supreme Court later affirmed dismissal in 2013 while changing part of the appeals court’s reasoning.
April 17, 2012Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: hpylaw.com
Past race Bridgett Whitmore ran in:
- District Judge, 193rd Judicial District · November 3, 2026 · Dallas County, Texas · incumbent