2026 Texas General Election

Cindy earned an Associate of Arts with Highest Honors from Tarrant County College and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Arlington. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the South Texas College of Law.

Cindy began her career in uniform, serving as a police officer for ten years before transitioning to the legal field. She is a former elected District Attorney (235th Judicial District) and served as the Chief of the Mental Health Division in the Dallas County District Attorney's Office. She is a Professor of Government who has also taught criminal justice and legal assisting. She is the published author.

Cindy Stormer served as the District Attorney for the 235th Judicial District (Cooke County, Texas) from January 2005 through October 2008.

Has received praise from opposing attorneys, judges, and co-workers for her legal experience and ability to balance independent problem-solving with keeping superiors informed.

Has experience in both trial and appellate courts.

- Has received praise from opposing attorneys, judges, and co-workers for her legal experience and ability to balance independent problem-solving with keeping superiors informed.
- Has experience in both trial and appellate courts.

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Supports reducing crime by expediting case processing and ensuring violent offenders are imprisoned rather than released on bond.

Supports reducing the jail population by ending the practice of sending inmates to out-of-county, for-profit prisons.

- Supports reducing crime by expediting case processing and ensuring violent offenders are imprisoned rather than released on bond.
- Supports reducing the jail population by ending the practice of sending inmates to out-of-county, for-profit prisons.
- Aims to reduce jail overcrowding.

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As of July 22, 2026, Cindy Stormer’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Judicial Philosophy

Supports due process for both victims and the accused.

- Supports due process for both victims and the accused.

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Sherri Wagner is from the Texas Panhandle. She has a bachelor 27s degree in English from Wayland Baptist University and a law degree from Texas A&M School of Law. She and her husband, JJ, attend Christ Chapel Bible Church.

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Sherri Wagner is from Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree in english and political science from Wayland Baptist University and a law degree from the Texas A&M University School of Law. She lives with her husband, JJ, in Tarrant County, Texas, and attends Christ Chapel Bible Church.

Sherri is a judge on the 323rd District Court. She has been on the bench since 2018. Before taking the bench, she practiced law for over 20 years, focusing on family law and civil litigation.

Sherri is currently an associate judge for Texas's 323rd District Court. She has been on the bench since 2018. Sherri previously worked as an assistant district attorney for the Hill County District Attorney's Office, the owner of the Law Office of Sherri Wagner, a senior attorney at Parker, LLP, an assistant district attorney and legal intern for the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, and a team leader/project manager for the Practitioner's Publishing Company.

Sherri is currently an associate judge for the 323rd District Court. She was elected in 2018 and served as a judge in the 323rd District Court until 2023. She is currently an associate judge for the 323rd District Court.

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Sherri's campaign for the judge of the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 1 is her first run for public office.

323rd District Court - Tarrant County, Texas

As an associate judge for Texas's 323rd District Court for four years, conducts hearings, issues recommendations and rulings on behalf of the presiding judge, and oversees Child Welfare and Juvenile Delinquency cases.

As an assistant district attorney for the Hill County District Attorney's Office for six years, prosecuted civil and criminal cases under state law on behalf of the district attorney’s office, supervised legal and clerical staff, and conducted interviews with victims and witnesses in ongoing cases.

- As an associate judge for Texas's 323rd District Court for four years, conducts hearings, issues recommendations and rulings on behalf of the presiding judge, and oversees Child Welfare and Juvenile Delinquency cases.
- As an assistant district attorney for the Hill County District Attorney's Office for six years, prosecuted civil and criminal cases under state law on behalf of the district attorney’s office, supervised legal and clerical staff, and conducted interviews with victims and witnesses in ongoing cases.

As of July 22, 2026, Sherri Wagner’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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- Has original jurisdiction over all felony criminal matters in the district.
- Cases either go to the Court of Appeals or directly to the Court of Criminal Appeals, where their legal reasoning may be reviewed. May hear appeals from county courts when authorized.
- County’s criminal courts administration–which has positions like case managers, magistrate support officers, and bailiffs–reports to each county’s criminal district judge.
- Criminal District Judges are elected through partisan, county-wide elections to four-year terms. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 25 years old, have been a Texas and county resident for at least 24 consecutive months, a practicing lawyer and/or judge in Texas for at least eight years, and registered to vote in that county.
- The salary for Criminal District Judges range from $175,000 to $245,500, depending on years of service and how much they receive as a county supplement.

Presides over all felony criminal cases within the elected district.

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