Valencia Nash
Democratic · TX · Justice of the Peace, Dallas County Precinct 1, Place 2
Valencia Nash has been a Dallas County justice of the peace since 2007 and has served on the Texas Judicial Council, which sets policy for state courts, since 2008. Before that she practiced family, juvenile, landlord-tenant, and environmental law.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Made the motion for the Texas Judicial Council to adopt a statewide rule on how judges give people a required warning (an admonishment) out loud and in writing. It passed unanimously.
February 14, 2020
Source: txcourts.gov
Presented the Juvenile Justice Committee's recommendations to the Texas Judicial Council. The council approved them after a motion to drop the first one, on youth in minor (Class C) cases, failed.
June 29, 2018
Source: txcourts.gov
Was appointed by Texas Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson to the Texas Judicial Council, the policy-making body for the state's courts. Chief Justice Nathan Hecht later reappointed her for more terms.
November 3, 2008
Source: dallascounty.org
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 favorable
A Texas Judicial Council review nominating her court for its Centers of Excellence program called her an effective administrator. It rated the court strong in operations and public access, and weak in case-tracking data after a 2022 move off paper files.
September 27, 2024Favorable on Legal Competence
Source: txcourts.gov
Past race Valencia Nash ran in:
- Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1, Place 2 · November 3, 2026 · Dallas County, Texas · incumbent