District Judge, 101st Judicial District: who gets your vote?
What this role does
District judges preside over Texas’s trial courts of general jurisdiction, including felony criminal cases, divorce, land-title and civil matters. In large counties like Dallas, individual district courts may specialize in civil, criminal, juvenile or family matters.
Their rulings affect trials and the people involved in them.
- Felony criminal cases
- Civil and family cases
- Courts may specialize
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Staci Williams
Running for District Judge, 101st Judicial District · Texas
StateDem
No challenger is on file for this seat.
Job fit
Staci Williams
- Her campaign reports she was elected in 2014, initially sworn into office January 2, 2015, and re-elected in November 2018 and 2022. 1
- Her campaign reports over 10 years of judicial experience and 27 years of legal experience before she assumed the bench. 1
- Her campaign reports she created the Citizens’ Civil Academy in September 2015 to educate citizens about the civil court system. 1
No one else on file in this race.
Past rulings
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Who pays them
Staci Williams
Her campaign says its funds cover Citizens Civil Academy costs, allowing participants to attend free; the program is offered twice yearly, in spring and fall. 1
No one else on file in this race.
Checks
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Sources
- Re-Elect Judge Staci Williams, For 101st District Court | 2026 - Judge Staci Williams For 101st District Court · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience, Money