Cheryl Lee Shannon
Democratic · TX · Judge, 305th Juvenile District Court, Dallas County
Cheryl Lee Shannon has been a Dallas County juvenile court judge since 1995 and chairs the county's juvenile board. She says she favors a balanced approach that keeps young people out of the justice system when possible, including a diversion court for at-risk girls.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Rejected a Dallas Morning News editorial charge that the Juvenile Board she chairs ignored warnings about the county youth lockup. She wrote that since early 2023 most board members agreed the state juvenile justice agency was the proper body to investigate.
July 25, 2024
Source: dallasnews.com
Publicly disputed parts of an outside report that found Dallas County held young people in detention longer than other Texas counties. As chair of the county Juvenile Board, she said on April 3, 2023 that the report unfairly blamed the juvenile department. She also said she was willing to take responsibility for the juvenile courts' shortfalls.
April 3, 2023
Source: dallasnews.com
Presided over ESTEEM Court, a Dallas County specialty court for girls held at the county's Letot Center. A November 2015 Juvenile Board packet said the court continued with her presiding and that five girls graduated from it on September 30, 2015.
November 23, 2015
Source: dallascounty.org
Past race Cheryl Lee Shannon ran in:
- Family District Judge, 305th Judicial District · November 3, 2026 · Dallas County, Texas · incumbent