Judge, County Criminal Court, No.11: who gets your vote?
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County criminal court judges hear misdemeanor criminal cases in Dallas County.
Their rulings affect misdemeanor trials and criminal-court proceedings.
- Misdemeanor cases
- County-level criminal court
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Shequitta D Kelly
Running for Judge, County Criminal Court, No.11 · Texas
StateDem
No challenger is on file for this seat.
Job fit
Shequitta D Kelly
- Dallas County’s undated biography reports Kelly was elected judge of County Criminal Court #11 in 2015; the court handles family violence cases. 1
- The county biography credits Kelly with creating Intercepted, a nine-month program for first-time young offenders charged with assault, providing mental health and substance abuse treatment and batterer’s intervention. 1
- The county biography reports Kelly implemented court docket changes in June 2016 that allowed cases to move on an expedited timeline. 1
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Sources
- County Criminal Court 11 | Judge Kelly's Biography · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience