Jay A. Bender
Republican · TX · Judge, Collin County Court at Law No. 6
Collin County court-at-law judge since 2010 who also presides over the county's misdemeanor veterans treatment court. He is a former Dallas and Collin County prosecutor, criminal defense lawyer, and Navy Reserve veteran.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Had a repeat drunk-driving conviction reversed in Durham v. State. Jurors heard about a prior conviction before deciding guilt. A later high-court ruling required that issue to be addressed at sentencing.
June 27, 2018
Source: search.txcourts.gov
Presided over Isaac John Russell’s evading-arrest trial, which ended in a 270-day jail sentence. The appeals court reversed and acquitted Russell. It found the evidence did not establish a lawful attempted detention.
May 28, 2014
Source: search.txcourts.gov
Track record — Legal Competence
Legal Competence · 1 unfavorable
Was directed to undo changes to a final judgment in a highway land case involving Energy Transfer Fuel. The appeals court found he issued the changes after his authority over the judgment expired. It ordered the original judgment restored.
November 14, 2018Unfavorable on Legal Competence
Source: search.txcourts.gov
Past race Jay A. Bender ran in:
- Collin County Judge, County Court at Law No. 6 · November 3, 2026 · Collin County, Texas · incumbent