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District Judge, 255th Judicial District

What does this office do?

  • Deciding trials in the county
  • Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
  • Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes

Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Housing Affordability,

Candidates:

Democratic · Incumbent

Vonda Bailey is a Dallas County family court judge, elected in 2022, who earlier ran a family law practice and worked as a Dallas County probation officer. She started extended-hours and walk-in dockets for people without lawyers and stresses applying the law fairly to everyone.

Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 1 for

Sources: dallascountyvotes.org2