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Marilynn Mayse is from Dallas. She earned a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Marilynn currently serves as a Dallas County Criminal Court at Law judge. She was first elected in 2022, and is serving her first term. She previously ran for 162nd District Court judge in 2020, Dallas County Criminal Court of Appeals judge in 2018, and Dallas County Criminal Court judge in 2016, but did not win.

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Marilynn previously worked as the owner of the Law Offices of Marilynn Mayse.

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Has worked as an attorney for over 40 years.

As a county court judge, oversees cases involving minor criminal offenses and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.

- Has worked as an attorney for over 40 years.
- As a county court judge, oversees cases involving minor criminal offenses and exercises authority to review and correct the rulings of lower courts.

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As of January 22, 2026, Marilynn Mayse’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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New Dallas County judge still owes more than $42,000 in ethics fines

As an attorney, received four sanctions from the State Bar of Texas.

Was fined by the Texas Ethics Commission for failing to file timely campaign finance reports.

- As an attorney, received four sanctions from the State Bar of Texas.
- Was fined by the Texas Ethics Commission for failing to file timely campaign finance reports.

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As of January 22, 2026, Marilynn Mayse did not have a website or any information online.

Tifanee Baker has a bachelors degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law. 

Tifanee Baker earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from Texas Tech University.

Tifanee is an attorney. She has more than 15 years of legal experience, including service as an associate municipal judge for the City of Dallas. She has worked as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. Tifanee previously founded the T. Baker Law Office, P.C., to practice criminal defense law. She also worked for a bail bonds company during her first year of law school. Tifanee earned her law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law.

Tifanee currently works at her own law firm, where she practices criminal defense law, and as an associate municipal court judge for the City of Dallas. Tifanee previously worked as a prosecutor.

Tifanee is currently an Associate Municipal Court Judge for the City of Dallas. She has more than 15 years of legal experience, including service as a prosecutor and as a criminal defense attorney.

Tifanee's campaign for Dallas County Criminal Court at Law judge is her first run for public office,

Has practiced criminal defense law as an attorney for 15 years.

- Has practiced criminal defense law as an attorney for 15 years.

As of January 22, 2026, Tifanee Baker’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Said "trust [in the justice system] is earned when justice is administered with integrity, honesty and independence."

Believes in "making sure equal justice applies to everyone, no matter who they are"

- Said "trust [in the justice system] is earned when justice is administered with integrity, honesty and independence."
- Believes in "making sure equal justice applies to everyone, no matter who they are"

Tifanee Baker

Tifanee Baker has a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University. She has a juris doctor degree from Texas Tech University School of Law.

Tifanee Baker has a bachelor 27s degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law.

Tifanee is an attorney. She has more than 15 years of legal experience, including service as an associate municipal judge for the City of Dallas. She has worked as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. Tifanee previously founded the T. Baker Law Office, P.C., where she practiced criminal defense law. Tifanee earned her bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and her law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law.

Tifanee is currently an Associate Municipal Judge for the City of Dallas. She has more than 15 years of legal experience, including service as a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney.

Tifanee Baker has a bachelor 27s degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law. She is an Associate Municipal Court Judge for the City of Dallas.

Tifanee is an attorney. She previously served as an associate municipal judge for the City of Dallas. She has also worked as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. Tifanee started her career as a prosecutor after law school. She also founded the T. Baker Law Office, P.C., to practice criminal defense law. 

Tifanee is currently an Associate Municipal Court Judge for the City of Dallas. She has more than 15 years of legal experience, including work as a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney.

Tifanee Baker has a bachelor 27s degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law. 

Tifanee is an attorney. She has more than 15 years of legal experience, including service as an associate municipal judge for the City of Dallas. She previously worked as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney. After law school, Tifanee started her career as a prosecutor. She also founded the T. Baker Law Office, P.C., to practice criminal defense law. 

Tifanee has more than 15 years of legal experience, including service as an Associate Municipal Judge for the City of Dallas. She has worked as both a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney.

- Handles cases for Class A misdemeanors–including assault of a family member, property theft between $750 and $2,500, and using force against a law enforcement officer when resisting or evading arrest–and Class B misdemeanors–including criminal mischief and property theft between $100 and $750.
- Serves as an appellate judge for cases from local courts. They work on all cases they receive until they are closed or appealed to a higher court.
- County criminal court-at-law judges are elected in a partisan, county-wide election to a four-year term. 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 four years, and registered to vote in that county.
- The annual salary for county criminal court-at-law judges ranges from $174,000 to $244,500, depending on years of service and how much they receive as a county supplement.

Handles various misdemeanors and criminal appeals from local courts.

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