Melissa J. Bellan

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Melissa Bellan has a bachelor 27s degree in psychology and government from Sweet Briar College and a law degree from Southern Methodist University. She is a judge for the County Court at Law No. 2 in Dallas County, Texas.

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Melissa is a judge for the Dallas County Court at Law No. 2. Before taking the bench in 2018, she worked as an associate at several law firms, handling civil, family, and probate matters. She later founded two firms, serving as partner. She also worked as a litigation attorney at Jordan, Houser & Flournoy, and served as general counsel for the Dallas County Democratic Party. 

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Melissa is currently a judge of the Dallas County Court at Law No. 2. She was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. She previously ran for election to the Dallas County Justice Court in 2014 but did not win.

As a practicing attorney before her election in 2018, Judge Bellan specialized in civil, family, and probate law, and co-founded two law firms.

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