Hundreds of attorneys have filed to run for election for judicial seats in the Democratic primary election in March.

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Texas Lawyer reviewed filings with the Texas Secretary of State's Office to identify the 206 candidates who will appear on the Democratic ballot.

Here are the candidates who want to be judges in Texas statewide races and the five largest metro areas surrounding Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio.

For candidates in other cities, check our database of Democratic judicial candidates.

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Statewide Benches

Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice

  • Amy Clark Meachum
  • Gerald Zimmerer

Supreme Court justice, Place 6

  • Kathy Cheng
  • Larry Praeger

Supreme Court justice, Place 7

  • Brandy Voss
  • Staci Williams

Supreme Court justice, Place 8

  • Peter Kelly
  • Gisela D. Triana

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3

  • William Pieratt Demond
  • Elizabeth Davis Frizell
  • Dan Wood

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4

  • Tina Clinton
  • Steven Miears

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9

  • Brandon Birmingham
Austin, Texas Austin, Texas. Photo: Roschetzky Photography/Shutterstock.com
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Austin-Area Benches

3rd Court of Appeals chief justice

  • Darlene Byrne
  • Keith S. Hampton

353rd District Court

  • Tim Sulak (incumbent)
  • Madeline Connor

390th District Court

  • Albert Amado
  • Julie Kocurek (incumbent)

427th District Court

  • Tamara Needles (incumbent)

450th District Court

  • Brad Urrutia (incumbent)

460th District Court

  • Selena Alvarenga
  • Amy Meredith

423rd District Court of Bastrop County

  • Chris Duggan (incumbent)

453rd District Court of Hays County

  • Sherri Tibbe

395th District Court of Williamson County

  • Lucio Del Toro

26th District Court of Williamson County

  • Brian McConnell
Dallas Dallas, Texas. Photo: f11photo/Shutterstock.com
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Dallas-Area Courts

Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 3

  • Bonnie Lee Goldstein

Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 6

  • Craig Smith

Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 8

  • Dennise Garcia

14th District Court

  • Eric V. Moye (incumbent)

95th District Court

  • Monica Purdy

162nd District Court

  • Marilyn Mayse
  • Maricela Moore (incumbent)

254th District Court

  • Kim Brown
  • Sandre Streete Moncriffe
  • Marty Jo Taylor

Dallas County Criminal District Judge No. 2

  • Nancy Kennedy (incumbent)

Dallas County Criminal District Judge No. 3

  • Alison Grinter Allen
  • Teresa Jan Hawthorne
  • Audra Ladawn Riley

Dallas County Criminal District Judge No. 4

  • Dominique Collins (incumbent)

366th District Court of Collin County

  • Sam Johnson

380th District Court of Collin County

  • Penny Robe

401st District Court of Collin County

  • Tonya Holt

416th District Court of Collin County

  • Theresa Bui Creevy

468th District Court of Collin County

  • Christy Albano

469th District Court of Collin County

  • Dana Huffman

471st District Court of Collin County

  • Michael D. Payma

431st District Court of Denton County

  • Diana Weitzel
Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas. Photo: Leena Robinson/Shutterstock.com
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Fort Worth Courts

Second Court of Appeals, Place 6

  • Delonia A. Watson

48th District Court

  • Lawrence Meyers

67th District Court

  • Matthew Hegeman

96th District Court

  • Tim Brandenburg

153rd District Court

  • Alisha Darden

213th District Court

  • Lakesha Smith

342nd District Court

  • Valerie Baston

348th District Court

  • Maryellen W. Hicks

352nd District Court

  • Olyn Poole

360th District Court

  • Michael Munoz

Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 2

  • Karen Williams
Houston Downtown Houston. Photo: f11photo/Shutterstock.com
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Houston-Area Benches

First Court of Appeals, Place 3

  • Veronica Rivas-Molloy
  • Jim Sharp
  • Dinesh Singhal

First Court of Appeals, Place 5

  • Amparo Monique Guerra
  • Tim Hootman

14th Court of Appeals chief justice

  • Jim Evans
  • Jane Robinson

14th Court of Appeals, Place 7

  • Tamika Craft
  • V.R. Faulkner
  • Wally Kronzer
  • Dominic J. Merino
  • Cheri Thomas
  • Lennon C. Wright

11th District Court

  • Kristen Hawkins (incumbent)

61st District Court

  • Fredericka Phillips (incumbent)

80th District Court

  • Jeralynn Manor
  • Larry Weiman (incumbent)

125th District Court

  • Kyle Carter (incumbent)

127th District Court

  • R.K. Sandill (incumbent)

129th District Court

  • Michael Gomez (incumbent)

133rd District Court

  • Jaclanel McFarland (incumbent)

151st District Court

  • Mike Engelhart (incumbent)

152nd District Court

  • Robert K. Schaffer (incumbent)

164th District Court

  • Grant J. Harvey
  • Alexandra Smoots-Thomas (incumbent)
  • Cheryl Elliott Thornton

165th District Court

  • Jimmie L. Brown Jr.
  • Megan Daic
  • Ursula A. Hall (incumbent)

174th District Court

  • Hazel B. Jones (incumbent)

176th District Court

  • Bryan Acklin
  • Nikiti "Niki" Harmon (incumbent)

177th District Court

  • Robert Johnson (incumbent)

178th District Court

  • Kelli Johnson (incumbent)

179th District Court

  • Ana Martinez
  • Randy Roll (incumbent)

215th District Court

  • Elaine Palmer (incumbent)

333rd District Court

  • Daryl Moore (incumbent)
  • Brittanye Morris

334th District Court

  • Steven Kirkland (incumbent)
  • Dawn Deshea Rogers

337th District Court

  • John A. Clark
  • Brennen Dunn
  • Colleen Gaido
  • David C. Vuong

338th District Court

  • Ramona Franklin

339th District Court

  • Te'iva Bell
  • Dennis Powell
  • Candance White

351st District Court

  • Natalia "Nata" Cornelio
  • George Powell (incumbent)

507th District Court

  • Julia Maldonado (incumbent)
  • Robert S. Morales
  • CC "Sonny" Phillips

387th District Court in Fort Bend County

  • Janet Buening Heppard
  • Jamie Zand

400th District Court in Fort Bend County

  • Tameika Carter
  • Derek Obialo

434th District Court in Fort Bend County

  • Christian Becerra
  • Oscar M. Telfair III

505th District Court in Fort Bend County

  • Daniel Lee
  • Kali Morgan
  • Surendran K. Pattel

56th District Court in Galveston County

  • George Lindsey

405th District Court in Galveston County

  • Teresa Hudson

457th District Court in Montgomery County

  • Marc M. Meyer
San Antonio San Antonio, Texas. Photo: Jo Ann Snover/Shutterstock.com
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San Antonio Courts

Fourth Court of Appeals chief justice

  • Rebeca Martinez

377th District Court

  • Nicole Garza
  • Michael Mery (incumbent)

57th District Court

  • Antonia "Toni" Arteaga (incumbent)

73rd District Court

  • David A. Canales (incumbent)

131st District Judge

  • Norma Gonzales (incumbent)

166th District Judge

  • Laura Salinas (incumbent)

175th District Judge

  • Catherine Torres-Stahl (incumbent)

379th District Judge

  • Ron Rangel (incumbent)

386th District Judge

  • Arcelia Treviño (incumbent)
  • Jacqueline "Jackie" Valdéz

399th District Court

  • Frank J. Castro (incumbent)
  • Gabe Quintanilla

407th District Court

  • Maribel Cruz
  • Tina Torres

408th District Court

  • Angelica Jimenez (incumbent)

438th District Court

  • Rosie Alvarado (incumbent)

For candidates in other cities, check our database of Democratic judicial candidates.