Chika Anyiam
Democratic · TX · Judge, Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7
Chika Anyiam has been judge of Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 7 since she was first elected in 2018, after 20 years practicing criminal law. She backs alternative sentencing, rehabilitation help, and bail reform that keeps low-risk people out of jail.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Sentenced Daisy Zuniga to prison for bringing drugs into the Dallas County jail that caused one inmate’s death and injured another. The county prosecutor reported that Anyiam heard jail calls and did not believe Zuniga honestly wanted treatment.
June 4, 2026
Source: dallascounty.org
Ordered James Garfield Broadnax’s execution for April 30, 2026, after earlier appeals and post-conviction applications failed.
December 17, 2025
Source: supremecourt.gov
Allowed prosecutors to question Nestor Hernandez about methamphetamine use in his capital-murder trial. The appeals court affirmed the judgment in November 2025. It found any possible evidence error harmless and did not decide whether the ruling was wrong.
November 7, 2025
Source: law.justia.com
Withdrew from Julio Guerrero’s cases in 2022 after the district attorney asked her to step aside. She later said she withdrew to avoid any appearance of bias.
October 16, 2024
Source: houstonchronicle.com
Dismissed Mallory Nicholson’s burglary and child-sexual-assault charges after investigators found innocence evidence withheld at his 1982 trial. The dismissal cleared him after 21 years in prison and years on sex-offender parole.
June 2, 2022
Source: exonerationregistry.org
Lowered Julio Guerrero’s total bond from $2 million to $500,000 in March 2022. After criticism, she increased his murder-charge bond to $600,000, bringing the total to $1.1 million.
March 15, 2022
Source: nbcdfw.com
Past race Chika Anyiam ran in:
- Criminal District Judge, Court No. 7 · November 3, 2026 · Dallas County, Texas · incumbent