Veretta Frazier
Democratic · TX · Judge, 44th District Court, Dallas County, Texas
Veretta Frazier has been a civil court judge in Dallas County since 2023, after more than 20 years as a civil litigator, including as a partner at West & Associates. She says she stresses fairness and efficiency in court and mentorship for law students and young lawyers.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Won election as judge of Dallas County's 44th District Court, defeating Republican Ashley Wysocki. Frazier got 378,705 votes (61.6%) to Wysocki's 236,287 (38.4%).
November 8, 2022
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As a private lawyer, Frazier was one of the attorneys for a woman called Jane Doe after Century Surety Company, an insurance company, asked the Texas Supreme Court to review her case. The court denied the insurer's petition.
June 23, 2017
Source: search.txcourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable · 2 unfavorable
The Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas reversed a January 27, 2023 order from Frazier's court that had dismissed a company's claims against S. Vic Jones and his firms. Her order dismissed the claims because the company had not filed a certificate of merit, a sworn statement from a licensed professional backing the claim. The appeals court found no evidence before her court that the defendants were licensed or registered professionals covered by that rule, and sent the case back.
November 8, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: search.txcourts.gov
The Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas turned down a title company's request to overturn 10 orders from Frazier's court in its lawsuit, five of them signed by Frazier. Her orders included a ruling that ended part of the company's case before trial and a ruling that barred its expert witness. The appeals court said the company waited too long to challenge most of the orders and did not show it was entitled to relief.
July 25, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: search.txcourts.gov
The Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas partly reversed a December 15, 2023 order from Frazier's court in a dispute between a pool builder and the homeowners who hired it. Her order had refused to dismiss the builder's claims under the Texas Citizens Participation Act, a law that protects people from lawsuits over their speech. The appeals court threw out the builder's defamation and business disparagement claims and upheld the rest of her order.
July 17, 2024Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: search.txcourts.gov
Past race Veretta Frazier ran in:
- District Judge, 44th Judicial District · November 3, 2026 · Dallas County, Texas · incumbent